California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1679 — Landlord-tenant relations: security deposits.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 557, Statutes of 2012.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires that no later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, but not earlier than the time that either the landlord or the tenant provides a notice to terminate the tenancy, as specified, or not earlier than 60 calendar days prior to the expiration of a fixed-term lease, the landlord furnish the tenant, by personal delivery or by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security and to return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant. Existing law also requires that along with the itemized statement, the landlord include copies of documents showing charges incurred and deducted by the landlord to repair or clean the premises, as specified. This bill would, in addition, provide that after either the landlord or the tenant provides notice to terminate the tenancy, a landlord and tenant may mutually agree to have the landlord deposit any remaining portion of the security deposit electronically to a bank account or other financial institution designated by the tenant. The bill would also provide that after either the landlord or the tenant provides notice to terminate the tenancy, the landlord and the tenant may agree to have the landlord provide a copy of the itemized statement along with the copies of documents showing charges incurred and deducted by the landlord to repair or clean the premises to an email account provided by the tenant. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 1950.5 of the Civil Code proposed in AB 2521, that would become operative only if AB 2521 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 557, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6104.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4582.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  10. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  11. Ordered to the Senate.

  12. Withdrawn from Engrossing and Enrolling.

  13. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3958.).

  15. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 12).

  17. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4130.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  21. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 20).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  24. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bonilla · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bonilla

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1679 BONILLA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 76001
Democratic 1000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Carter — Yea
Perea — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Knight — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Conway — Yea
Lara — Yea
Cook — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB1679 Bonilla By Padilla

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Rubio — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Liu — Not Voting
Pavley — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Harman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1679 BONILLA Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 75002
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Butler — Yea
Hagman — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Huber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Conway — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Knight — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Miller — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Atkins — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Huber — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1679 do?
Existing law requires that no later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, but not earlier than the time that either the landlord or the tenant provides a notice to terminate the tenancy, as specified, or not earlier than 60 calendar days prior to the expiration of a fixed-term lease, the landlord furnish the tenant, by personal delivery or by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security and to return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant. Existing law also requires that along with the itemized statement, the landlord include copies of documents showing charges incurred and deducted by the landlord to repair or clean the premises, as specified. This bill would, in addition, provide that after either the landlord or the tenant provides notice to terminate the tenancy, a landlord and tenant may mutually agree to have the landlord deposit any remaining portion of the security deposit electronically to a bank account or other financial institution designated by the tenant. The bill would also provide that after either the landlord or the tenant provides notice to terminate the tenancy, the landlord and the tenant may agree to have the landlord provide a copy of the itemized statement along with the copies of documents showing charges incurred and deducted by the landlord to repair or clean the premises to an email account provided by the tenant. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 1950.5 of the Civil Code proposed in AB 2521, that would become operative only if AB 2521 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors AB 1679?
AB 1679 is sponsored by Bonilla.
What is the current status of AB 1679?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2012. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1679?
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