CA AB 628
enactedHiring of real property: dwellings: untenantability.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 628 pass?
Yes. CA AB 628 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-06. Latest recorded action (2025-10-06): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 342, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA AB 628 about?
Existing law requires that any building with a dwelling unit maintain certain characteristics in order to be tenantable, including the maintenance of adequate heating and hot water systems that conform to the standard of quality set by applicable law. This bill would add a stove and refrigerator that are maintained in good working order and are capable of safely generating heat for cooking purposes and capable of safely storing food, respectively, to the list of characteristics required for the dwelling unit to be tenantable for leases entered into, amended, or extended on or after January 1, 2026. The bill would require a landlord to repair or replace a stove or refrigerator that is subject to recall by the manufacturer or a public entity within 30 days of receiving notice that the stove or refrigerator is subject to recall. The bill would also authorize a tenant and landlord to mutually agree when the lease is signed if the tenant chooses to provide and maintain their own refrigerator, subject to certain conditions. The bill would prohibit the application of these new requirements for certain types of dwelling units, including permanent supportive housing, as defined. Existing law authorizes a tenant to repair dilapidations rendering their premises untenantable if the landlord has neglected to repair those dilapidations, subject to certain conditions, or vacate the premises, as specified. This bill would provide that the above-described requirement on a landlord to repair or replace a recalled stove or refrigerator does not prohibit a tenant from exercising any remedy authorized as described above.
Who sponsors CA AB 628?
McKinnor is the primary sponsor of CA AB 628.
Description
Existing law requires that any building with a dwelling unit maintain certain characteristics in order to be tenantable, including the maintenance of adequate heating and hot water systems that conform to the standard of quality set by applicable law. This bill would add a stove and refrigerator that are maintained in good working order and are capable of safely generating heat for cooking purposes and capable of safely storing food, respectively, to the list of characteristics required for the dwelling unit to be tenantable for leases entered into, amended, or extended on or after January 1, 2026. The bill would require a landlord to repair or replace a stove or refrigerator that is subject to recall by the manufacturer or a public entity within 30 days of receiving notice that the stove or refrigerator is subject to recall. The bill would also authorize a tenant and landlord to mutually agree when the lease is signed if the tenant chooses to provide and maintain their own refrigerator, subject to certain conditions. The bill would prohibit the application of these new requirements for certain types of dwelling units, including permanent supportive housing, as defined. Existing law authorizes a tenant to repair dilapidations rendering their premises untenantable if the landlord has neglected to repair those dilapidations, subject to certain conditions, or vacate the premises, as specified. This bill would provide that the above-described requirement on a landlord to repair or replace a recalled stove or refrigerator does not prohibit a tenant from exercising any remedy authorized as described above.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-26
- Latest action
- 2025-10-06 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 342, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- McKinnorauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-13
Read first time. To print.
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2025-02-14
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2025-03-03
Referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-03-26
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (March 25).
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2025-03-27
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2025-03-28
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-04-07
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 10. Page 1032.)
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2025-04-07
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-05-07
Referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-06-12
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-06-25
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 24).
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2025-06-26
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-09-05
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2025-09-08
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-09-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 2810.).
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2025-09-10
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-11
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 49. Noes 17. Page 3296.).
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2025-09-23
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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2025-10-06
Approved by the Governor.
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2025-10-06
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 342, Statutes of 2025.
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Votes
Do pass as amended.
2025-03-25 · pass · 9-1
Member-level votes (12)
- Zbur: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Essayli: no
- Dixon: other
- Sanchez: other
AB 628 McKinnor Assembly Third Reading
2025-04-07 · pass · 54-10
Member-level votes (79)
- Carrillo: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Haney: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Fong: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Krell: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Papan: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Patel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ward: yes
- Berman: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Calderon: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Lackey: no
- Macedo: no
- DeMaio: no
- Gallagher: no
- Tangipa: no
- Hadwick: no
- Dixon: no
- Patterson: no
- Davies: no
- Hoover: no
- Alanis: other
- Wallis: other
- Lee: other
- Castillo: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Sanchez: other
- Ta: other
- Ellis: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- Flora: other
- Chen: other
- Gabriel: other
- Bains: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Blanca Rubio: other
Do pass
2025-06-24 · pass · 11-1
Member-level votes (13)
- Laird: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Stern: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Allen: yes
- Niello: no
- Valladares: other
3rd Reading AB628 McKinnor By Wiener
2025-09-10 · pass · 25-11
Member-level votes (40)
- Umberg: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Limón: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Stern: yes
- Allen: yes
- Caballero: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Choi: no
- Strickland: no
- Grove: no
- Niello: no
- Jones: no
- Blakespear: no
- Dahle: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Seyarto: no
- Valladares: no
- Menjivar: other
- Weber Pierson: other
- Archuleta: other
- Cabaldon: other
AB 628 McKinnor Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-09-11 · pass · 49-17
Member-level votes (80)
- Ahrens: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ward: yes
- Haney: yes
- Hart: yes
- Fong: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Papan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lee: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Zbur: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Patel: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Johnson: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: no
- Hadwick: no
- Tangipa: no
- Lackey: no
- Macedo: no
- Alanis: no
- Gallagher: no
- Sanchez: no
- Ta: no
- Castillo: no
- Ellis: no
- Davies: no
- Wallis: no
- Patterson: no
- DeMaio: no
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Valencia: other
- Nguyen: other
- Solache: other
- Krell: other
- Ramos: other
- Blanca Rubio: other
- Soria: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- Pacheco: other
- Chen: other
- Gabriel: other
- Flora: other
- Bains: other
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