Bill Commons

CA SB 1267

enacted

Common interest developments: electric vehicle charging stations owned by members in common areas.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1267 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1267 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 350, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1267 about?

Existing law, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, governs the operation of common interest developments, and requires a common interest development to be managed by an association, as specified. Existing law imposes various requirements regarding the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station in a common interest development. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to provide an association that complies with those requirements with civil liability protection for injuries and damages emanating from an electric vehicle charging station or its use that the association does not own, except as specified. Existing law authorizes an owner of a separate interest of a common interest development to install an electric vehicle charging station in a common area for the exclusive use of the owner under specified circumstances and subject to certain requirements. In this regard, existing law makes the owner and each successive owner of the electric vehicle charging station responsible for costs for damage to the electric vehicle charging station, the common area, or separate interests resulting from the installation, maintenance, repair, removal, or replacement of the electric vehicle charging station. This bill would additionally make the owner and each successive owner responsible for the costs for the above-specified damages resulting from the use of the electric vehicle charging station. The bill would require that the installer of the electric vehicle charging station indemnify or reimburse the association or its members for loss or damage caused by the installation of the electric vehicle charging station.

Who sponsors CA SB 1267?

Allen is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1267.

Description

Existing law, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, governs the operation of common interest developments, and requires a common interest development to be managed by an association, as specified. Existing law imposes various requirements regarding the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station in a common interest development. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to provide an association that complies with those requirements with civil liability protection for injuries and damages emanating from an electric vehicle charging station or its use that the association does not own, except as specified. Existing law authorizes an owner of a separate interest of a common interest development to install an electric vehicle charging station in a common area for the exclusive use of the owner under specified circumstances and subject to certain requirements. In this regard, existing law makes the owner and each successive owner of the electric vehicle charging station responsible for costs for damage to the electric vehicle charging station, the common area, or separate interests resulting from the installation, maintenance, repair, removal, or replacement of the electric vehicle charging station. This bill would additionally make the owner and each successive owner responsible for the costs for the above-specified damages resulting from the use of the electric vehicle charging station. The bill would require that the installer of the electric vehicle charging station indemnify or reimburse the association or its members for loss or damage caused by the installation of the electric vehicle charging station.

Introduced
2026-02-19
Latest action
2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 350, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Allenauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-20

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 350, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-20

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-30

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-25

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. 2026-08-25

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5742.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  6. 2026-08-24

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6370.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2026-06-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 23).

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  11. 2026-06-15

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  12. 2026-06-10

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  13. 2026-05-26

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

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  14. 2026-05-07

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  15. 2026-05-07

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4166.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  16. 2026-04-30

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  17. 2026-04-29

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 4085.) (April 28).

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  18. 2026-04-10

    Set for hearing April 28.

  19. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3756.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  20. 2026-03-26

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

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  21. 2026-03-17

    Set for hearing April 7.

  22. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.

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  23. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  24. 2026-02-19

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 03/26/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-26Compare
  • 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-15Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-27Compare
  • SB1267Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-07 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Durazo: yes

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2026-04-28 · pass · 13-0

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

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2026-05-07 · pass · 36-0

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

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

    2026-06-10 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Ta: other

  • Do pass.

    2026-06-23 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Stefani: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Macedo: yes

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