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CA AB 1384

enacted

Summary proceedings for obtaining possession of real property: procedural requirements.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1384 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1384 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-03): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 299, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1384 about?

Existing law establishes procedures relating to an action for unlawful detainer, and sets timelines regarding the filing of a complaint and the defendant's response, including a demurrer or motion to strike, as specified. The hearing on such a motion is required to occur within 5 to 7 court days after its filing, unless good cause is shown, in which case the hearing may occur on a later date on notice prescribed by the court. This bill would instead limit the court's authority to set a later hearing for a noticed motion. The bill would permit the court to order the hearing held on a later date upon the written stipulation of the parties or upon good cause shown in the case of a residential or commercial tenancy, not to exceed 10 court days after the first date set for a hearing on the motion in the case of a commercial tenancy.

Who sponsors CA AB 1384?

Nguyen is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1384, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes procedures relating to an action for unlawful detainer, and sets timelines regarding the filing of a complaint and the defendant's response, including a demurrer or motion to strike, as specified. The hearing on such a motion is required to occur within 5 to 7 court days after its filing, unless good cause is shown, in which case the hearing may occur on a later date on notice prescribed by the court. This bill would instead limit the court's authority to set a later hearing for a noticed motion. The bill would permit the court to order the hearing held on a later date upon the written stipulation of the parties or upon good cause shown in the case of a residential or commercial tenancy, not to exceed 10 court days after the first date set for a hearing on the motion in the case of a commercial tenancy.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-10-03 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 299, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nguyenauthor
  • Alvarezcoauthor
  • Blanca Rubiocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-10-03

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 299, Statutes of 2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-10-03

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-09-16

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-09-09

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3096.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-09-03

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2025-09-03

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2448.).

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  7. 2025-08-28

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  8. 2025-08-27

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. 2025-06-26

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2025-06-25

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24).

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  11. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-21

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  13. 2025-04-21

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1176.)

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  14. 2025-04-09

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  15. 2025-04-08

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8).

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  16. 2025-03-13

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  18. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  19. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 08/27/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-08-27Compare
  • 09/11/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-11Compare
  • 10/03/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-03Compare
  • AB1384Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-04-08 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Stefani: yes
  • AB 1384 Nguyen Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-04-21 · pass · 73-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: other
    • Schultz: other
    • Papan: other
    • Gallagher: other
    • Valencia: other
    • Ramos: other
  • Do pass

    2025-06-24 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Niello: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Valladares: other
    • Caballero: other
    • Wahab: other
  • 3rd Reading AB1384 Nguyen et al. By Richardson

    2025-09-03 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Becker: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Caballero: yes
  • AB 1384 Nguyen Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-09 · pass · 80-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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