Existing law requires a mortgage servicer, mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent to, among other things, contact the borrower prior to filing a notice of default to explore options for the borrower to avoid foreclosure, as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, prohibits a mortgage servicer, mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent from recording a notice of default if a foreclosure prevention alternative is approved in writing prior to the recordation of a notice of default under certain circumstances. Existing law, operative January 1, 2018, prohibits a mortgage servicer, trustee, mortgagee, beneficiary, or authorized agent from recording a notice of sale or conducting a trustee's sale while a foreclosure prevention alternative application submitted by the borrower is pending, as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, prohibits a mortgage servicer, trustee, mortgagee, beneficiary, or authorized agent from recording a notice of default, notice of sale, or conducting a trustee's sale while a complete first lien loan modification application submitted by the borrower is pending, as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, authorizes a borrower to bring an action for injunctive relief to enjoin a material violation of certain of these provisions if a trustee's deed of sale has not been recorded.
California SB 310 (20132014) — Mortgages: foreclosure notices: title companies.
Existing law requires a mortgage servicer, mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent to, among other things, contact the borrower prior to filing a notice of default to explore options for the borrower to avoid foreclosure, as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, prohibits a mortgage servicer, mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent from recording a notice of default if a foreclosure prevention alternative is approved in writing prior to the recordation of a notice of default under certain circumstances. Existing law, operative January 1, 2018, prohibits a mortgage servicer, trustee, mortgagee, beneficiary, or authorized agent from recording a notice of sale or conducting a trustee's sale while a foreclosure prevention alternative application submitted by the borrower is pending, as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, prohibits a mortgage servicer, trustee, mortgagee, beneficiary, or authorized agent from recording a notice of default, notice of sale, or conducting a trustee's sale while a complete first lien loan modification application submitted by the borrower is pending, as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, authorizes a borrower to bring an action for injunctive relief to enjoin a material violation of certain of these provisions if a trustee's deed of sale has not been recorded.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary to Consent Calendar. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar 2nd — 37–0 (pass) · upper
SB 310 Calderon Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Calderon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-03-21 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-03 Re-referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD. referral-committee
2013-04-05 Set for hearing April 17.
2013-04-18 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 590.) (April 17). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-22 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 7.
2013-05-13 From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 852.) (May 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-14 Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 948.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-16 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-28 Referred to Coms. on B. & F. and JUD. referral-committee
2013-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-07-02 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-08-14 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2671.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-22 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2013-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2013-09-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 251, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/87d55b3b-083c-4028-b6e4-bd83dd54cded. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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