---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil discovery: unlawful detainer: subpoenas."
description: "Civil discovery: unlawful detainer: subpoenas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1126"
citation: "California AB 1126 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil discovery: unlawful detainer: subpoenas."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eng"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2007-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1ccb751-bc6c-47bf-a55e-0f90b68e1f21"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1126"
source_hash: "a94624fe98284bd479a89826dcc141bc2728d22dd882ffc5a63ec40036016c96"
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 1126 (20072008) — Civil discovery: unlawful detainer: subpoenas.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/23/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1126&version=20070AB112699INT)
2. **03/27/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1126&version=20070AB112698AMD)
3. **07/20/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1126&version=20070AB112696CHP)
4. **AB1126** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1126)
5. **07/10/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1126&version=20070AB112697ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1126 ENG Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #12 AB1126 Eng — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eng — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-23** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2007-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2007-02-26** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-03-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 10). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-26** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 25). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-30** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1325.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-11** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2007-06-19** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-03** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2007-07-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-07-09** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1725.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-07-09** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2007-07-11** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2007-07-20** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-07-20** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 113, Statutes of 2007.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1ccb751-bc6c-47bf-a55e-0f90b68e1f21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).