---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tenancy: termination."
description: "Existing law authorizes a tenant to terminate a tenancy and to be released from any rent payment obligation under the lease or rental obligation without penalty if the tenant provides to the landlord a notice to terminate the tenancy because the tenant or a household member, as defined, was a victim of an act of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or abuse of an elder or a dependent adult. Existing law requires the notice to terminate the tenancy to be in writing and that the tenant attach to the notice one of the following: (a) a copy of a temporary restraining order or protective order, (b) a report by a peace officer stating that the tenant or household member has filed a report, or (c) documentation from a qualified third party, as defined, indicating that the tenant or household member is seeking assistance for physical or mental injuries or abuse."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20192020"
identifier: "SB 1190"
citation: "California SB 1190 (20192020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tenancy: termination."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Durazo"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-02-20"
last_action: "2020-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a0a895b-9f82-4a54-98d7-82261243da4f"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1190"
source_hash: "5d5a2be0fd0fc84d4b2474ec5a85a51887d7c56a5c48bac20c515dee0a89e06e"
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 SB 1190 (20192020) — Tenancy: termination.

Existing law authorizes a tenant to terminate a tenancy and to be released from any rent payment obligation under the lease or rental obligation without penalty if the tenant provides to the landlord a notice to terminate the tenancy because the tenant or a household member, as defined, was a victim of an act of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or abuse of an elder or a dependent adult. Existing law requires the notice to terminate the tenancy to be in writing and that the tenant attach to the notice one of the following: (a) a copy of a temporary restraining order or protective order, (b) a report by a peace officer stating that the tenant or household member has filed a report, or (c) documentation from a qualified third party, as defined, indicating that the tenant or household member is seeking assistance for physical or mental injuries or abuse.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/20/20 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1190&version=20190SB119099INT)
2. **04/06/20 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1190&version=20190SB119098AMD)
3. **04/24/20 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1190&version=20190SB119097AMD)
4. **05/13/20 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1190&version=20190SB119096AMD)
5. **05/29/20 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1190&version=20190SB119095AMD)
6. **07/27/20 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1190&version=20190SB119094AMD)
7. **07/30/20 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1190&version=20190SB119093AMD)
8. **09/28/20 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1190&version=20190SB119091CHP)
9. **SB1190** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1190)
10. **09/02/20 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB1190&version=20190SB119092ENR)

## Votes

- SB 1190 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Weber — **45–15** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading SB1190 Durazo et al. — **27–11** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB1190 Durazo et al. Concurrence — **27–10** (pass) · upper
- Do pass — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **8–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Durazo — primary (person)
- Beall — coauthor (person)
- Rubio — author (person)
- Stern — coauthor (person)
- Wiener — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-20** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-02-21** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- **2020-03-05** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-06** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-04-24** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-05-12** Set for hearing May 22.
- **2020-05-13** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-05-28** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3584.) (May 22). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-29** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-03** Set for hearing June 9.
- **2020-06-09** June 9 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2020-06-11** Set for hearing June 18.
- **2020-06-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3770.) (June 18). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2020-06-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2020-06-25** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 3845.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2020-06-25** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2020-06-29** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-09** July 22 hearing postponed by committee.
- **2020-07-27** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-07-27** July 30 hearing postponed by committee.
- **2020-07-30** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-12** Coauthors revised.
- **2020-08-12** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (August 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2020-08-13** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2020-08-30** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 45. Noes 15. Page 5390.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2020-08-30** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2020-08-31** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-09-08** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2020-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 205, Statutes of 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a0a895b-9f82-4a54-98d7-82261243da4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).