Existing law provides that no deficiency judgment shall lie following a judicial foreclosure with respect to certain enumerated circumstances, including, among others, after a sale of real property or an estate for years therein for failure of the purchaser to complete his or her contract of sale. Existing law prohibits a judgment to be rendered for a deficiency on a note secured by a deed of trust or mortgage on real property or an estate for years therein, as specified.
California SB 426 (20132014) — Civil procedure: deficiency judgments.
Existing law provides that no deficiency judgment shall lie following a judicial foreclosure with respect to certain enumerated circumstances, including, among others, after a sale of real property or an estate for years therein for failure of the purchaser to complete his or her contract of sale. Existing law prohibits a judgment to be rendered for a deficiency on a note secured by a deed of trust or mortgage on real property or an estate for years therein, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB426 Corbett Concurrence — 34–0 (pass) · upper
SB 426 Corbett Senate Third Reading By WIECKOWSKI — 74–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 23–11 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Corbett — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-21 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-04-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-12 Set for hearing April 23.
2013-04-24 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 663.) (April 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-06 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 11. Page 805.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-06 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-20 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-06-05 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-06-11 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-06-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-06-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 2130.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-06-24 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-07-01 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1600.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-07-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2013-07-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-07-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 65, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fdd0d772-0d76-456d-8c8c-0a6363649c0e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).