CA AB 1406

in committee

Attached residential condominium sales: liquidated damages.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1406 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 1406 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-29): In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

What is CA AB 1406 about?

Existing law establishes that for the initial sale of a newly constructed condominium unit, as specified, the amount actually paid to the seller in the event of a buyer's default pursuant to a liquidated damages provision that exceeds 3% of the purchase price of the residential unit is subject to specified requirements, including an accounting of the seller's costs and revenues, as specified. This bill would delete the above-specified percentage and, instead, increase that percentage to 6%.

Who sponsors CA AB 1406?

Ward is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1406, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-21
Latest action: 2026-06-29 — In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-29
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-01-29
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-29
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 15. Page 3880.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-01-22
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 3816.)
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-01-15
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-01-14
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-01-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (January 13).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-01-06
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-01-05
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-21
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-02
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-25
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2025-03-24
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and B. & P.
referral-committee
2025-03-24
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-24
Read first time.
reading-1
2025-02-22
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21
Introduced. To print.
introduction

Versions

02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
03/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-24Compare
01/05/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-01-05Compare
01/14/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-01-14Compare
01/22/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-01-22Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do pass as amended.
2026-01-13 · pass · 7-3
Member-level votes (12)
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Papan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Sanchez: no
- Dixon: no
- Macedo: no
- Zbur: other
- Pacheco: other
AB 1406 Ward Assembly Third Reading
2026-01-29 · pass · 41-15
Member-level votes (80)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Haney: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Berman: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Fong: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ward: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Hart: yes
- Papan: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Ramos: no
- Macedo: no
- Chen: no
- Tangipa: no
- Flora: no
- Davies: no
- Hadwick: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Johnson: no
- Wallis: no
- Sanchez: no
- Ta: no
- Alanis: no
- Ellis: no
- Arambula: other
- Pacheco: other
- Bains: other
- Solache: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Gallagher: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Patel: other
- Caloza: other
- Pellerin: other
- Soria: other
- Blanca Rubio: other
- Lackey: other
- Gipson: other
- Schiavo: other
- Castillo: other
- Krell: other
- Zbur: other
- Addis: other
- Ransom: other
- Dixon: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Garcia: other
- Valencia: other

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