Renewal and execution of judgments: judgment debtor.
Existing law provides that the period of enforceability of a money judgment or a judgment for possession or sale of property may be extended by renewal of the judgment upon application by the judgment creditor to the court in which the judgment was entered. Existing law requires that the application for renewal of the judgment be executed under oath and include, along with other items, the name and address of the judgment creditor and the name and last known address of the judgment debtor.
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20132014
SB 551
California SB 551 (20132014)
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Renewal and execution of judgments: judgment debtor.
California SB 551 (20132014) — Renewal and execution of judgments: judgment debtor.
Existing law provides that the period of enforceability of a money judgment or a judgment for possession or sale of property may be extended by renewal of the judgment upon application by the judgment creditor to the court in which the judgment was entered. Existing law requires that the application for renewal of the judgment be executed under oath and include, along with other items, the name and address of the judgment creditor and the name and last known address of the judgment debtor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 551 Gaines Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB551 Gaines Concurrence — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent #5 — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gaines — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2013-02-23 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-04-12 Set for hearing April 23.
2013-04-15 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 7.
2013-05-08 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 852.) (May 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-15 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2013-05-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 973.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-20 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-03 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-06-05 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-06-18 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-07-02 From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-07-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2482.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-12 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-08-15 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1850.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-08-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
2013-08-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-08-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 176, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/81371e9e-3c1b-423e-968e-9c4b39aa8048. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).