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type: "Bill"
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title: "Tenancy: victims of domestic violence."
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description: "Existing law authorizes a tenant to notify the landlord in writing that he or she or a household member, as defined, was a victim of an act of domestic violence and intends to terminate the tenancy, and requires that the tenant attach a copy of a temporary restraining order, emergency protective order, or a report by a peace officer to the notice. Existing law permits the tenant to quit the premises after notification and limits the tenant's obligation for payment of rent, as specified. Existing law requires the notice to terminate the tenancy to be given within 60 days of the date the order was issued or the report was made, or as specified."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20112012"
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identifier: "AB 588"
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citation: "California AB 588 (20112012)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Tenancy: victims of domestic violence."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["V. Manuel Pérez"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2011-02-16"
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last_action: "2011-07-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22005e9c-881f-4cf1-9ba7-ab0ccc2ce98b"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB588"
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source_hash: "ddbb9559e708f8f4f321c6851bafb64f4ab9ebdf0dd6f49607e859e55fda9b71"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 588 (20112012) — Tenancy: victims of domestic violence.
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Existing law authorizes a tenant to notify the landlord in writing that he or she or a household member, as defined, was a victim of an act of domestic violence and intends to terminate the tenancy, and requires that the tenant attach a copy of a temporary restraining order, emergency protective order, or a report by a peace officer to the notice. Existing law permits the tenant to quit the premises after notification and limits the tenant's obligation for payment of rent, as specified. Existing law requires the notice to terminate the tenancy to be given within 60 days of the date the order was issued or the report was made, or as specified.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/16/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB588&version=20110AB58899INT)
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2. **07/12/11 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB588&version=20110AB58897CHP)
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3. **AB588** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB588)
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4. **06/28/11 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB588&version=20110AB58898ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 588 PÉREZ, V.M. Assembly Third Reading — **72–0** (pass) · lower
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- Special Consent #5 AB588 V. Manuel Pérez — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- V. Manuel Pérez — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-02-16** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-03** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-22** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 22). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2011-03-23** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2011-03-31** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 768.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2011-03-31** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-14** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2011-06-01** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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- **2011-06-14** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2011-06-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2011-06-22** Ordered to special consent calendar.
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- **2011-06-27** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1574.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2011-06-27** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
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- **2011-07-07** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:15 p.m.
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- **2011-07-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2011-07-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 76, Statutes of 2011.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22005e9c-881f-4cf1-9ba7-ab0ccc2ce98b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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