---
type: "Bill"
title: "Floating home marinas: rent caps."
description: "Existing law, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, prohibits, with certain exceptions, an owner of residential real property from increasing the gross rental rate for a dwelling or unit more than 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, as defined, or 10%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for the immediately preceding 12 months, subject to specified conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "AB 252"
citation: "California AB 252 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Floating home marinas: rent caps."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mia Bonta"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 46
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2022-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e3afd61-2dac-42bc-ab3b-5a98f39335d2"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252"
source_hash: "06427b5d4b111f0d589f2e64192b499122d2740f58034a3a70868fab7cd56614"
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 252 (20212022) — Floating home marinas: rent caps.

Existing law, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, prohibits, with certain exceptions, an owner of residential real property from increasing the gross rental rate for a dwelling or unit more than 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, as defined, or 10%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for the immediately preceding 12 months, subject to specified conditions.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/14/21 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252&version=20210AB25299INT)
2. **03/29/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252&version=20210AB25298AMD)
3. **06/14/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252&version=20210AB25293AMD)
4. **06/21/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252&version=20210AB25297AMD)
5. **06/30/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252&version=20210AB25292AMD)
6. **07/14/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252&version=20210AB25296AMD)
7. **08/16/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252&version=20210AB25295AMD)
8. **08/16/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252&version=20210AB25291AMD)
9. **08/26/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252&version=20210AB25294AMD)
10. **09/28/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252&version=20210AB25289CHP)
11. **AB252** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252)
12. **09/01/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB252&version=20210AB25290ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 252 Mia Bonta Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **61–17** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — **6–2** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 252 Robert Rivas Assembly Third Reading — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB252 Mia Bonta et al. By Skinner — **30–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mia Bonta — primary (person)
- Levine — coauthor (person)
- McGuire — coauthor (person)
- Skinner — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** From printer. May be heard in committee February 14.
- **2021-01-28** Referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P., & W. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Re-referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Coauthors revised.
- **2021-04-12** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-24** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-06-02** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1816.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-07-01** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2021-07-13** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 13). Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2021-07-14** Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-08-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-08-16** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2021-08-16** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2021-08-16** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-23** In committee: Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-26** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-08-26** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-08-30** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-09-07** Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Skinner.
- **2022-06-14** From inactive file.
- **2022-06-14** Ordered to second reading.
- **2022-06-14** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-06-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-06-16** Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-16** Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-29** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 28). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-06-30** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-16** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-17** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-24** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 5075.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2022-08-25** Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
- **2022-08-25** Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2022-08-29** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 29). `committee-passage`
- **2022-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 17.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-09-07** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2022-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 633, Statutes of 2022. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e3afd61-2dac-42bc-ab3b-5a98f39335d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).