(1) Existing law, until January 1, 2013, requires a legal owner to maintain vacant residential property purchased at a foreclosure sale or acquired by that owner through foreclosure under a mortgage or deed of trust. Existing law, until January 1, 2013, authorizes a governmental entity to impose civil fines and penalties for failure to maintain that property of up to $1,000 per day for a violation. Existing law, until January 1, 2013, requires a governmental entity that seeks to impose those fines and penalties to give notice of the claimed violation and an opportunity to correct the violation at least 14 days prior to imposing the fines and penalties, and to allow a hearing for contesting those fines and penalties.
California AB 2314 (20112012) — Real property: blight.
(1) Existing law, until January 1, 2013, requires a legal owner to maintain vacant residential property purchased at a foreclosure sale or acquired by that owner through foreclosure under a mortgage or deed of trust. Existing law, until January 1, 2013, authorizes a governmental entity to impose civil fines and penalties for failure to maintain that property of up to $1,000 per day for a violation. Existing law, until January 1, 2013, requires a governmental entity that seeks to impose those fines and penalties to give notice of the claimed violation and an opportunity to correct the violation at least 14 days prior to imposing the fines and penalties, and to allow a hearing for contesting those fines and penalties.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2314 CARTER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2314 CARTER Assembly Third Reading — 71–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent #15 AB2314 Carter By Pavley — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Carter — primary (person)
Davis — coauthor (person)
Eng — principal coauthor (person)
Mitchell — coauthor (person)
Pavley — principal coauthor (person)
Skinner — coauthor (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 Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD. referral-committee
2012-03-29 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-04-09 Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2012-04-09 Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2012-04-11 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
2012-04-12 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2012-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-25 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-26 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-04-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 4671.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2012-05-17 Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and JUD. referral-committee
2012-06-13 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 12). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-06-14 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-06-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 26). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-06-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-07-02 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-07-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-07-05 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2012-07-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4321.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-06 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2012-08-09 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5840.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-08-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:10 p.m.
2012-08-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-08-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 201, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f6f7de56-f411-423f-bcea-9bc1e5ee29d7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).