--- type: "Bill" title: "COVID-19 relief: tenancy: federal rental assistance." description: "(1) Existing law prohibits a landlord from interrupting or terminating utility service furnished to a tenant with the intent to terminate the occupancy of the tenant and imposes specified penalties on a landlord who violates that prohibition. Existing law, until July 1, 2021, imposes additional damages in an amount of at least $1,000, but not more than $2,500, on a landlord that violates that prohibition if the tenant has provided a declaration of COVID-19 financial distress, as specified." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20212022" identifier: "AB 832" citation: "California AB 832 (20212022)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["COVID-19 relief: tenancy: federal rental assistance."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Chiu"] version_count: 7 action_count: 29 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2021-02-17" last_action: "2021-06-28" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bc5f3bd-9a46-42ca-a7e8-a5e6e7fa8d2d" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB832" source_hash: "0461851ed395b5cf4664190aaed13c68f1dea83d184788a99614bec75a2e467c" 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 832 (20212022) — COVID-19 relief: tenancy: federal rental assistance. (1) Existing law prohibits a landlord from interrupting or terminating utility service furnished to a tenant with the intent to terminate the occupancy of the tenant and imposes specified penalties on a landlord who violates that prohibition. Existing law, until July 1, 2021, imposes additional damages in an amount of at least $1,000, but not more than $2,500, on a landlord that violates that prohibition if the tenant has provided a declaration of COVID-19 financial distress, as specified. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/17/21 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB832&version=20210AB83299INT) 2. **05/10/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB832&version=20210AB83298AMD) 3. **05/24/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB832&version=20210AB83297AMD) 4. **06/28/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB832&version=20210AB83296AMD) 5. **06/28/21 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB832&version=20210AB83294CHP) 6. **AB832** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB832) 7. **06/28/21 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB832&version=20210AB83295ENR) ## Votes - Do pass as amended. — **8–0** (pass) · lower - AB 832 CHIU Assembly Third Reading — **65–9** (pass) · lower - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — **8–0** (pass) · lower - 2nd Reading AB832 Chiu et al. By Caballero Urgency Clause — **34–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass with recommendation: That the Floor amendments be adopted. — **8–3** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Chiu — primary (person) - Bloom — author (person) - Caballero — author (person) - Durazo — principal coauthor (person) - Reyes — author (person) - Wiener — principal coauthor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2021-02-17** Read first time. To print. `reading-1` - **2021-02-18** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20. - **2021-02-25** Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. `referral-committee` - **2021-04-19** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee` - **2021-05-06** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (May 5). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage` - **2021-05-10** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2` - **2021-05-11** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2021-05-24** Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1542.) `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2021-06-02** Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Bloom. - **2021-06-24** Assembly Rule 78 suspended. (Page 2093.) - **2021-06-24** From inactive file. - **2021-06-24** Ordered to third reading. - **2021-06-25** Bill and proposed amendments - **2021-06-25** Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee` - **2021-06-25** Pursuant to Assembly Rule 56.1, file notice requirements waived. - **2021-06-28** From committee: Do pass with recommendation: That the Floor amendments be adopted. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2021-06-28** (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) - **2021-06-28** Ordered to third reading. - **2021-06-28** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 18. Page 2113.) - **2021-06-28** Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 2116.) `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2021-06-28** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 9. Page 2117.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2021-06-28** In Senate. Held at Desk. - **2021-06-28** Article IV, Section 8(b) of the Constitution dispensed with. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 1657.) - **2021-06-28** Joint and Senate Rules suspended. - **2021-06-28** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1659.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2021-06-28** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage` - **2021-06-28** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 7:30 p.m. - **2021-06-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2021-06-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 27, Statutes of 2021. `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bc5f3bd-9a46-42ca-a7e8-a5e6e7fa8d2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).