(1) Existing law requires the custodian of a will, within 30 days after having knowledge of the death of the testator, unless a petition for probate of the will is earlier filed, to deliver the will to the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the estate of the decedent may be administered and to mail a copy of the will to the executor or a beneficiary, as specified. Existing law imposes a fee for delivering a will to the clerk of the superior court and requires reimbursement of this fee from the estate if an estate is commenced for the dependent named in the will.
California SB 826 (20132014) — Civil law: omnibus bill.
(1) Existing law requires the custodian of a will, within 30 days after having knowledge of the death of the testator, unless a petition for probate of the will is earlier filed, to deliver the will to the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the estate of the decedent may be administered and to mail a copy of the will to the executor or a beneficiary, as specified. Existing law imposes a fee for delivering a will to the clerk of the superior court and requires reimbursement of this fee from the estate if an estate is commenced for the dependent named in the will.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
SB 826 JUD. Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Committee on Judiciary — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-03-21 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-03-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 21.
2013-04-03 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-04-29 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
2013-05-02 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-05-03 Set for hearing May 7.
2013-05-08 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 853.) (May 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 947.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-16 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-06 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-06-18 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-06-19 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-06-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2132.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-06-24 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2013-06-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2013-07-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-07-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 61, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b82189d9-42e6-4f7e-b6eb-22f07c24886f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).