CA SB 1296
enactedReal property: rentals: pet policy.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1296 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1296 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1025, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1296 about?
Existing law governs the obligations of tenants and landlords. Existing law prohibits a landlord who allows an animal on the premises from advertising or establishing rental policies in a manner that requires a tenant or a potential tenant with an animal to have that animal declawed or devocalized as a condition of occupancy, as provided. This bill would require a landlord or their agent to have a pet policy or pet addendum in writing and to provide access to the property's pet policy or addendum on the property's internet website, in digital advertisements, and in information provided to a residential rental search engine, as prescribed. The bill would require a landlord or their agent to provide a written copy of the property's established pet policy or pet addendum with any rental application form. The bill would require a pet policy or pet addendum to include specified information, including a description of the rights, responsibilities, and requirements for tenant pet owners at the property. The bill would establish conditions for a landlord or their agent to substantially comply with these provisions and would specify that a nonmaterial error or omission that is corrected upon notice does not constitute a violation of these provisions. The bill would specify that it does not affect obligations or rights under state or federal law relating to service and support animals. The bill would require any landlord or their agent who charges an application fee but fails to disclose the established pet policy or pet addendum before charging the fee, and due to the landlord's or their agent's failure to disclose that information, the applicant is no longer eligible to rent the unit or declines to proceed with the application, to refund the application fee to the applicant upon request, as specified. The bill would make its provisions operative on April 1, 2027.
Who sponsors CA SB 1296?
Durazo is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1296, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law governs the obligations of tenants and landlords. Existing law prohibits a landlord who allows an animal on the premises from advertising or establishing rental policies in a manner that requires a tenant or a potential tenant with an animal to have that animal declawed or devocalized as a condition of occupancy, as provided. This bill would require a landlord or their agent to have a pet policy or pet addendum in writing and to provide access to the property's pet policy or addendum on the property's internet website, in digital advertisements, and in information provided to a residential rental search engine, as prescribed. The bill would require a landlord or their agent to provide a written copy of the property's established pet policy or pet addendum with any rental application form. The bill would require a pet policy or pet addendum to include specified information, including a description of the rights, responsibilities, and requirements for tenant pet owners at the property. The bill would establish conditions for a landlord or their agent to substantially comply with these provisions and would specify that a nonmaterial error or omission that is corrected upon notice does not constitute a violation of these provisions. The bill would specify that it does not affect obligations or rights under state or federal law relating to service and support animals. The bill would require any landlord or their agent who charges an application fee but fails to disclose the established pet policy or pet addendum before charging the fee, and due to the landlord's or their agent's failure to disclose that information, the applicant is no longer eligible to rent the unit or declines to proceed with the application, to refund the application fee to the applicant upon request, as specified. The bill would make its provisions operative on April 1, 2027.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1025, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Durazoauthor
- Bryancoauthor
- Haneycoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1025, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-28
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-28
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6702.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2026-08-21
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-21
Read third time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
2026-06-10
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-09
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 9).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-03
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-26
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-05-19
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-18
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4321.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 4085.) (April 28).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-20
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-27
Set for hearing April 28.
2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-02-23
Read first time.
reading-1
2026-02-23
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-20
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
- 04/20/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-20Compare
- 06/03/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-03Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-21Compare
- 08/31/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-31Compare
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass
2026-04-28 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Laird: yes
- Allen: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Stern: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Niello: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
3rd Reading
2026-05-18 · pass · 34-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Caballero: yes
- Grove: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Choi: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Becker: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Stern: yes
- Limón: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Allen: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Jones: other
- Niello: other
- Dahle: other
- Seyarto: other
- Padilla: other
Do pass.
2026-06-09 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Stefani: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Papan: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Pacheco: other
- Dixon: other
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