Existing law authorizes a service member to apply to the court for relief of an obligation, liability, tax, or assessment, as specified. Existing law authorizes, in the case of an obligation payable under its terms in installments under a contract for the purchase of real estate, or secured by a mortgage or other instrument, as specified, a stay of the enforcement of the obligation during the applicant's period of military service and, from the date of termination of the period of military service or from the date of the application if made after the service, for a period equal to the period of the remaining life of the installment contract or other instrument plus a period of time equal to the period of military service of the applicant or any part of the combined period, as specified.
California SB 720 (20132014) — Military service: benefits.
Existing law authorizes a service member to apply to the court for relief of an obligation, liability, tax, or assessment, as specified. Existing law authorizes, in the case of an obligation payable under its terms in installments under a contract for the purchase of real estate, or secured by a mortgage or other instrument, as specified, a stay of the enforcement of the obligation during the applicant's period of military service and, from the date of termination of the period of military service or from the date of the application if made after the service, for a period equal to the period of the remaining life of the installment contract or other instrument plus a period of time equal to the period of military service of the applicant or any part of the combined period, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
SB 720 Correa Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs to Consent Calendar. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Correa — primary (person)
Lieu — coauthor (person)
Roth — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2013-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-04-04 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
2013-04-11 Re-referred to Coms. on V.A. and JUD. referral-committee
2013-04-16 Set for hearing April 23.
2013-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 644.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-25 Set for hearing April 30.
2013-05-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 754.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-07 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-05-10 Set for hearing May 20.
2013-05-20 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-21 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1088.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-14 Referred to Coms. on V.A. and JUD. referral-committee
2013-06-20 Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and V.A. referral-committee
2013-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on V.A. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-14 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 14). 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 2673.) 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 220, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8ddbbbe9-9b5f-4223-83e4-f2c6e2b0c96f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).