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CA AB 2439

vetoed

Common Interest Developments: governing documents: assessments.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2439 pass?

No. CA AB 2439 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 2439 about?

Existing law, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, governs the management and operation of common interest developments. Existing law limits the authority of the governing documents, as defined, to regulate the use of a member's separate interest. This bill would prohibit the governing documents from imposing restrictions on a member's use of public streets, except as specified. Existing law requires that a common interest development be managed by an association and requires that the association levy assessments to fulfill its obligations. Existing law provides that assessments of the association, late charges, reasonable costs of collection, attorney's fees, and interest, as specified, are a debt of a member at the time the assessment or other sums are levied. Existing law requires that an association provide a member making a payment a receipt, upon request, that indicates the date of payment and the person who received it and to provide a mailing address for overnight payment of assessments in the annual statement. This bill would require the association to notify the members through individual notice by either electronic delivery or first-class mail, evidenced by a certificate of mailing, as specified, if the person or entity authorized to receive payment of assessments on behalf of the association changes, within 60 days of the change. The bill would require the association, if a member fails to make the next 2 consecutive assessment payments following the individual notice, to send a notice by certified mail with return receipt requested to that member, except as specified. The bill would require the association to maintain records confirming that individual notices were distributed. Existing law provides that assessments, including the costs of collection, late charges, and interest, are a lien on the member's separate interest when the association records a notice of delinquent assessment and follows a specified process, including providing the owner of record a specified notice, at least 30 days prior to recording a lien upon the separate interest. Existing law requires that an association that fails to comply with these procedures recommence the required notice process, prior to recording a lien, and bear the cost of recommencing the notice process. The bill would make the association liable to the member for specified fees if the association fails to comply with these procedures. If the association fails to comply with these procedures, as specified, and the failure is the 3rd failure within a 5-year period, the bill would make the board liable to the member for a civil penalty of $1,000 and would require it to notify members by general notice of its failure to comply.

Who sponsors CA AB 2439?

Blanca Rubio is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2439, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, governs the management and operation of common interest developments. Existing law limits the authority of the governing documents, as defined, to regulate the use of a member's separate interest. This bill would prohibit the governing documents from imposing restrictions on a member's use of public streets, except as specified. Existing law requires that a common interest development be managed by an association and requires that the association levy assessments to fulfill its obligations. Existing law provides that assessments of the association, late charges, reasonable costs of collection, attorney's fees, and interest, as specified, are a debt of a member at the time the assessment or other sums are levied. Existing law requires that an association provide a member making a payment a receipt, upon request, that indicates the date of payment and the person who received it and to provide a mailing address for overnight payment of assessments in the annual statement. This bill would require the association to notify the members through individual notice by either electronic delivery or first-class mail, evidenced by a certificate of mailing, as specified, if the person or entity authorized to receive payment of assessments on behalf of the association changes, within 60 days of the change. The bill would require the association, if a member fails to make the next 2 consecutive assessment payments following the individual notice, to send a notice by certified mail with return receipt requested to that member, except as specified. The bill would require the association to maintain records confirming that individual notices were distributed. Existing law provides that assessments, including the costs of collection, late charges, and interest, are a lien on the member's separate interest when the association records a notice of delinquent assessment and follows a specified process, including providing the owner of record a specified notice, at least 30 days prior to recording a lien upon the separate interest. Existing law requires that an association that fails to comply with these procedures recommence the required notice process, prior to recording a lien, and bear the cost of recommencing the notice process. The bill would make the association liable to the member for specified fees if the association fails to comply with these procedures. If the association fails to comply with these procedures, as specified, and the failure is the 3rd failure within a 5-year period, the bill would make the board liable to the member for a civil penalty of $1,000 and would require it to notify members by general notice of its failure to comply.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Latest action
2026-09-20 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Blanca Rubioauthor
  • Lowenthalauthor
  • Kalracoauthor
  • Pachecocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-20

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-08

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-28

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).

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  4. 2026-08-28

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6812.).

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  5. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 5.).

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  7. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. 2026-06-29

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-06-25

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 23).

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  11. 2026-06-18

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  12. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 16).

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  13. 2026-05-13

    Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.

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  14. 2026-05-05

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

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  15. 2026-05-04

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4912.)

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  16. 2026-04-29

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. 2026-04-28

    Coauthors revised.

  18. 2026-04-28

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 28).

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  19. 2026-04-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  20. 2026-03-23

    Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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  21. 2026-03-19

    Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD.

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  22. 2026-03-19

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

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  23. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  24. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
  • 06/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-18Compare
  • 06/29/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-29Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 09/02/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-02Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2026-04-22 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Kalra: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Caloza: yes
  • Do pass.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Connolly: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Zbur: yes
  • AB 2439 Blanca Rubio Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-04 · pass · 74-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Jackson: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Wilson: 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
    • Solache: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Flora: 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
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Arambula: other
    • Chen: other
    • Bennett: other
    • Caloza: other
    • Gallagher: other
    • Hart: other
  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2026-06-16 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Seyarto: other
  • Do pass as amended

    2026-06-23 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Ashby: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Valladares: other
    • Wiener: other
    • Niello: other

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