republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20132014/ab-983.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Self-service storage facilities."
description: "Existing law, the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act, specifies remedies and procedures for self-service storage facility owners when occupants are delinquent in paying rent or other charges. Under existing law, if rent or other charges due from an occupant remain unpaid for 14 consecutive days, an owner may terminate the right of the occupant to the use of the storage space at a self-service storage facility by sending a preliminary lien notice by certified mail to the occupant's address. After sending a notice, the owner may, within 14 days of the termination date specified in the preliminary lien notice, deny the occupant access to the space, enter the space, and remove property to safekeeping. Existing law specifies procedures for an owner to enforce the lien following receipt of a declaration in opposition to a lien sale. Existing law provides that an owner may sell the property subject to lien if the occupant cannot be contacted or served at the address provided in the declaration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "AB 983"
citation: "California AB 983 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Self-service storage facilities."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melendez"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2013-02-22"
last_action: "2014-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44f3b07c-2fda-4079-9fa5-3e793944cedc"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB983"
source_hash: "715b621e45e3e9f4415eaa93b14c7a7ab3f4ca2f7af7972b14537771871c222c"
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 983 (20132014) — Self-service storage facilities.

Existing law, the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act, specifies remedies and procedures for self-service storage facility owners when occupants are delinquent in paying rent or other charges. Under existing law, if rent or other charges due from an occupant remain unpaid for 14 consecutive days, an owner may terminate the right of the occupant to the use of the storage space at a self-service storage facility by sending a preliminary lien notice by certified mail to the occupant's address. After sending a notice, the owner may, within 14 days of the termination date specified in the preliminary lien notice, deny the occupant access to the space, enter the space, and remove property to safekeeping. Existing law specifies procedures for an owner to enforce the lien following receipt of a declaration in opposition to a lien sale. Existing law provides that an owner may sell the property subject to lien if the occupant cannot be contacted or served at the address provided in the declaration.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB983&version=20130AB98399INT)
2. **04/11/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB983&version=20130AB98398AMD)
3. **06/15/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB983&version=20130AB98397AMD)
4. **07/01/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB983&version=20130AB98396AMD)
5. **08/22/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB983&version=20130AB98395AMD)
6. **09/29/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB983&version=20130AB98393CHP)
7. **AB983** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB983)
8. **09/03/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB983&version=20130AB98394ENR)

## Votes

- AB 983 MELENDEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **76–1** (pass) · lower
- AB 983 MELENDEZ Assembly Third Reading — **72–3** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **2–3** (fail) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB983 Melendez By Cannella — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Melendez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-22** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2013-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
- **2013-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2013-03-07** Referred to Coms. on JUD. and B.,P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-10** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 9). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-11** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-15** Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2013-05-07** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 7). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-05-09** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 3. Page 1337.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-05-09** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2013-05-23** Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-11** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-07-03** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2014-06-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-06-30** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-22** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-25** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-08-26** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4858.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-08-26** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2014-08-27** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6550.)
- **2014-08-27** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 6577.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2014-09-08** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2014-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2014-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 778, Statutes of 2014.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44f3b07c-2fda-4079-9fa5-3e793944cedc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).