Existing law provides that a defendant in any litigation pending in any court in the state may move the court, upon notice and hearing, for an order requiring the plaintiff to furnish security, based upon the ground that the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant, as defined, and has no reasonable probability of prevailing. Upon motion, existing law requires the court to consider specified evidence as may be material to the ground of the motion, but prohibits any determination made by the court to be or be deemed a determination of any issue in the litigation. Existing law requires the court to order the plaintiff to furnish security if, after hearing the evidence upon the motion, the court determines that the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant and that there is no reasonable probability that the plaintiff will prevail. Existing law provides that when a motion to require security is filed prior to trial, the litigation is stayed and the moving defendant is not required to plead until 10 days after the motion is denied or, if granted, 10 days after the required security has been furnished and the moving defendant has been given notice. Existing law provides that if a motion is filed any time after trial begins, the litigation is required to be stayed for such period after the denial of the motion or the furnishing of the required security, as determined by the court.
California AB 2274 (20112012) — Vexatious litigants.
Existing law provides that a defendant in any litigation pending in any court in the state may move the court, upon notice and hearing, for an order requiring the plaintiff to furnish security, based upon the ground that the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant, as defined, and has no reasonable probability of prevailing. Upon motion, existing law requires the court to consider specified evidence as may be material to the ground of the motion, but prohibits any determination made by the court to be or be deemed a determination of any issue in the litigation. Existing law requires the court to order the plaintiff to furnish security if, after hearing the evidence upon the motion, the court determines that the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant and that there is no reasonable probability that the plaintiff will prevail. Existing law provides that when a motion to require security is filed prior to trial, the litigation is stayed and the moving defendant is not required to plead until 10 days after the motion is denied or, if granted, 10 days after the required security has been furnished and the moving defendant has been given notice. Existing law provides that if a motion is filed any time after trial begins, the litigation is required to be stayed for such period after the denial of the motion or the furnishing of the required security, as determined by the court.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2274 LARA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Lara — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-24 Introduced. To print. introduction
2012-02-26 From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
2012-02-27 Read first time. reading-1
2012-03-29 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2012-03-29 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-04-09 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2012-05-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 8). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-05-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4918.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-21 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2012-05-31 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2012-06-15 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2012-07-02 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 26). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-07-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-07-05 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2012-07-06 Ordered to third reading.
2012-08-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4573.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-20 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2012-08-22 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 6110.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2012-09-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 417, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d6ae8a09-b1e8-4fc7-9537-fa35b76b8c9f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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