Leases: termination of tenancy: abuse or violence.
Existing law authorizes a tenant to provide a landlord with 180-day written notice, as specified, that the tenant, household member, or immediate family member, as defined, was a victim of an act of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, abuse of an elder or a dependent adult, or of other specified crimes, and that the tenant intends to terminate the tenancy. Existing law limits the amount of rent for which the tenant is responsible to not more than 14 calendar days after the notice is given and requires the tenant to be released from responsibility for making other rent payments under the lease, as specified.
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California Legislature
20212022
SB 1017
California SB 1017 (20212022)
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Leases: termination of tenancy: abuse or violence.
California SB 1017 (20212022) — Leases: termination of tenancy: abuse or violence.
Existing law authorizes a tenant to provide a landlord with 180-day written notice, as specified, that the tenant, household member, or immediate family member, as defined, was a victim of an act of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, abuse of an elder or a dependent adult, or of other specified crimes, and that the tenant intends to terminate the tenancy. Existing law limits the amount of rent for which the tenant is responsible to not more than 14 calendar days after the notice is given and requires the tenant to be released from responsibility for making other rent payments under the lease, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–1 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1017 Eggman et al. Concurrence — 31–9 (pass) · upper
SB 1017 Eggman Senate Third Reading By Wilson — 54–9 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Eggman — primary (person)
Cristina Garcia — coauthor (person)
Skinner — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-02-14 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-02-15 From printer.
2022-02-23 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. referral-committee
2022-03-17 Set for hearing April 5.
2022-03-25 April 5 hearing postponed by committee.
2022-04-07 Set for hearing April 19.
2022-04-20 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 3436.) (April 19). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-04-21 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2022-05-09 May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2022-05-13 Set for hearing May 19.
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3779.) (May 19). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 3884.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-06-02 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2022-06-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-21 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 21). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-22 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 9. Page 5994.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-24 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 5082.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2022-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 558, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b268c4de-c25d-4f68-a4f9-e0442e336e1b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).