---
type: "Bill"
title: "Summary proceedings for obtaining possession of real property: procedural requirements."
description: "Existing law establishes procedures relating to an action for unlawful detainer, and sets timelines regarding the filing of a complaint and the defendant's response, including a demurrer or motion to strike, as specified. The hearing on such a motion is required to occur within 5 to 7 court days after its filing, unless good cause is shown, in which case the hearing may occur on a later date on notice prescribed by the court."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20252026"
identifier: "AB 1384"
citation: "California AB 1384 (20252026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Summaryproceedingsforobtainingpossessionofrealproperty", "proceduralrequirements"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nguyen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-21"
last_action: "2025-10-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15f21b60-f0cd-46d0-bd51-f48b1b9457e2"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1384"
source_hash: "9967d434d5f0fb5f13d01fed8e56f7b35ed39de15801a455f6d2e05c7855bec8"
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 1384 (20252026) — Summary proceedings for obtaining possession of real property: procedural requirements.

Existing law establishes procedures relating to an action for unlawful detainer, and sets timelines regarding the filing of a complaint and the defendant's response, including a demurrer or motion to strike, as specified. The hearing on such a motion is required to occur within 5 to 7 court days after its filing, unless good cause is shown, in which case the hearing may occur on a later date on notice prescribed by the court.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/25 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1384&version=20250AB138499INT)
2. **08/27/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1384&version=20250AB138498AMD)
3. **10/03/25 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1384&version=20250AB138496CHP)
4. **AB1384** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1384)
5. **09/11/25 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1384&version=20250AB138497ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB1384 Nguyen et al. By Richardson — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 1384 Nguyen Consent Calendar Second Day — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 1384 Nguyen Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **80–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nguyen — primary (person)
- Alvarez — coauthor (person)
- Blanca Rubio — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-21** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2025-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2025-02-24** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-13** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-09** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2025-04-21** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1176.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-04-21** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-07** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-25** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-26** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2025-08-27** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-08-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2025-09-03** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2448.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-09-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2025-09-09** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3096.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-09-16** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2025-10-03** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-10-03** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 299, Statutes of 2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15f21b60-f0cd-46d0-bd51-f48b1b9457e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).