CA AB 1828
enactedCounty recorder: county clerks: bonds.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1828 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1828 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 275, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1828 about?
(1) Existing law requires a legal document assistant, unlawful detainer assistant, process server, or professional copier to be registered by the county clerk in the county where their principal place of business is located, as provided. Existing law requires an application for a certificate of registration by an individual, partnership, or corporation to be accompanied by a bond, as provided. Existing law requires the county recorder to record the bond and any notice of cancellation, revocation, or withdrawal of the bond, as provided. Existing law specifies that the fee for filing, canceling, revoking, or withdrawing the bond is $7. Existing law, notwithstanding any other provision of law that prescribes an amount or otherwise limits the amount of a fee or charge that may be levied by a county, a county service area, or a county waterworks district governed by a county board of supervisors, authorizes a county board of supervisors to increase or decrease a fee or charge, which is otherwise authorized to be levied by another provision of law, in the amount reasonably necessary to recover the cost of providing any product or service or the cost of enforcing any regulation for which the fee or charge is levied, as provided. This bill, beginning January 1, 2028, would remove the requirement that the bond and any notice of cancellation, revocation, or withdrawal of the bond be recorded by the county recorder and, instead, require that the county clerk file the bond and any notice of cancellation, revocation, or withdrawal, as specified. The bill would also on this date delete the above-referenced fee of $7 and would, instead, specify that the fee for filing, canceling, revoking, or withdrawing the bond is determined pursuant to above-described authorization to increase or decrease a fee. The bill would also on this date require the county clerk to retain the bond for a minimum of 6 years from the filing date and would require the county clerk to provide the registrant with one certified copy of the bond on file, as provided. (2) Existing law authorizes the Secretary of State to appoint and commission notaries public in such number as the Secretary deems necessary for the public convenience. Existing law requires every person appointed a notary public to file an official bond and an oath of office in the office of the county clerk within which the person maintains a principal place of business, as provided. Existing law requires that the county recorder record the bond, as provided. Existing law requires the county clerk to retain the oath of office for one year following the expiration of the term of the commission for which the oath was taken, after which the oath may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of. This bill, beginning January 1, 2028, would remove the requirement that the county recorder record the bond and would, instead, require the county clerk to retain the oath of office for 10 years, as provided. The bill would also on that date, specify that the fee for filing the bond is determined by the above-described authorization to increase or decrease a fee, would require the county clerk to retain the bond for 10 years from the filing date, and would require the county clerk to provide the registrant with one certified copy of the bond on file, as provided. By imposing additional duties on local officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors CA AB 1828?
Chen is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1828.
Description
(1) Existing law requires a legal document assistant, unlawful detainer assistant, process server, or professional copier to be registered by the county clerk in the county where their principal place of business is located, as provided. Existing law requires an application for a certificate of registration by an individual, partnership, or corporation to be accompanied by a bond, as provided. Existing law requires the county recorder to record the bond and any notice of cancellation, revocation, or withdrawal of the bond, as provided. Existing law specifies that the fee for filing, canceling, revoking, or withdrawing the bond is $7. Existing law, notwithstanding any other provision of law that prescribes an amount or otherwise limits the amount of a fee or charge that may be levied by a county, a county service area, or a county waterworks district governed by a county board of supervisors, authorizes a county board of supervisors to increase or decrease a fee or charge, which is otherwise authorized to be levied by another provision of law, in the amount reasonably necessary to recover the cost of providing any product or service or the cost of enforcing any regulation for which the fee or charge is levied, as provided. This bill, beginning January 1, 2028, would remove the requirement that the bond and any notice of cancellation, revocation, or withdrawal of the bond be recorded by the county recorder and, instead, require that the county clerk file the bond and any notice of cancellation, revocation, or withdrawal, as specified. The bill would also on this date delete the above-referenced fee of $7 and would, instead, specify that the fee for filing, canceling, revoking, or withdrawing the bond is determined pursuant to above-described authorization to increase or decrease a fee. The bill would also on this date require the county clerk to retain the bond for a minimum of 6 years from the filing date and would require the county clerk to provide the registrant with one certified copy of the bond on file, as provided. (2) Existing law authorizes the Secretary of State to appoint and commission notaries public in such number as the Secretary deems necessary for the public convenience. Existing law requires every person appointed a notary public to file an official bond and an oath of office in the office of the county clerk within which the person maintains a principal place of business, as provided. Existing law requires that the county recorder record the bond, as provided. Existing law requires the county clerk to retain the oath of office for one year following the expiration of the term of the commission for which the oath was taken, after which the oath may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of. This bill, beginning January 1, 2028, would remove the requirement that the county recorder record the bond and would, instead, require the county clerk to retain the oath of office for 10 years, as provided. The bill would also on that date, specify that the fee for filing the bond is determined by the above-described authorization to increase or decrease a fee, would require the county clerk to retain the bond for 10 years from the filing date, and would require the county clerk to provide the registrant with one certified copy of the bond on file, as provided. By imposing additional duties on local officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-08
- Latest action
- 2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 275, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Chenauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-18
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 275, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-18
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-20
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-13
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6141.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-03
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-03
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-03
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5252.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-07-01
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-30
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-29
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-18
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-17
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-06-08
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-04
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-05-13
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-05-05
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-04
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4916.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-23
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-13
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-09
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-08
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 7).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-02-12
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2026-02-11
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
Versions
- 02/11/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-11Compare
- 04/09/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-09Compare
- 06/08/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-08Compare
- 06/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-18Compare
- 06/29/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-29Compare
- 08/17/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-17Compare
- 09/18/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-18Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-07 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Macedo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Lee: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bryan: yes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-04-22 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ta: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Solache: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
- Calderon: other
AB 1828 Chen Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-04 · pass · 73-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Jackson: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Krell: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Davies: yes
- Haney: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Lee: yes
- Solache: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Lackey: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Patel: yes
- Bains: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Papan: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Addis: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Hart: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Arambula: other
- Chen: other
- Wallis: other
- Bennett: other
- Flora: other
- Caloza: other
- Wilson: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-16 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Wahab: yes
- Allen: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Stern: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Niello: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Laird: yes
- Ashby: other
- Weber Pierson: other
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