---
type: "Bill"
title: "Common interest developments: dispute resolution."
description: "Common interest developments: dispute resolution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1836"
citation: "California AB 1836 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Common interest developments: dispute resolution."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harman"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2004-01-22"
last_action: "2004-09-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3902f8fc-f7d6-4eff-a1d7-6e572d6d3a17"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1836"
source_hash: "9512c8e8719ff287c261c2eef0a092c9aeeb18d825a294a89fc768e4947ad1ec"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 1836 (20032004) — Common interest developments: dispute resolution.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **01/22/04 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1836&version=20030AB183699INT)
2. **05/12/04 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1836&version=20030AB183698AMD)
3. **06/01/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1836&version=20030AB183697AMD)
4. **06/15/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1836&version=20030AB183696AMD)
5. **06/28/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1836&version=20030AB183695AMD)
6. **07/06/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1836&version=20030AB183694AMD)
7. **09/24/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1836&version=20030AB183692CHP)
8. **AB1836** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1836)
9. **08/17/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1836&version=20030AB183693ENR)

## Votes

- do pass as amended, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab1836 harman by morrow — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 1836 harman concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1836 harman consent calendar second day — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2004-09-24** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 754, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-25** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2004-08-17** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 7231.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-12** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-12** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4923.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-06** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-02** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-30** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4494.)
- **2004-06-29** In committee: Testimony taken. Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-06-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-06-15** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-06-14** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2004-06-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-27** Referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-20** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2004-05-20** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5862.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-13** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-05-12** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-05-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (May 4). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2004-04-20** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-03-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 24). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2004-02-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-23** From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
- **2004-01-22** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3902f8fc-f7d6-4eff-a1d7-6e572d6d3a17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).