(1) Existing law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land by a local agency, as defined. Existing law provides that certain dispositions of real property by local agencies are subject to surplus land disposal procedures as they existed on December 31, 2019, without regard to specified amendments that took effect on January 1, 2020, if those dispositions comply with specified requirements. Under existing law, these provisions apply to dispositions by a local agency that, as of September 30, 2019, has entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement or legally binding agreement to dispose of property, provided that the disposition is completed not later than December 31, 2022.
California SB 51 (20212022) — Surplus residential property.
(1) Existing law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land by a local agency, as defined. Existing law provides that certain dispositions of real property by local agencies are subject to surplus land disposal procedures as they existed on December 31, 2019, without regard to specified amendments that took effect on January 1, 2020, if those dispositions comply with specified requirements. Under existing law, these provisions apply to dispositions by a local agency that, as of September 30, 2019, has entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement or legally binding agreement to dispose of property, provided that the disposition is completed not later than December 31, 2022.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB51 Durazo et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence — 32–7 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Durazo — primary (person)
Carrillo — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-12-07 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2020-12-08 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 7.
2021-01-19 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2021-01-27 Set for hearing February 1.
2021-02-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 130.) (February 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-02-02 Set for hearing February 4.
2021-02-04 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 156.) (February 4). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-02-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-02-12 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 191.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-02-12 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2021-02-25 Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2021-03-08 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-03-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-03-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-03-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-27 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-05-27 Ordered to third reading.
2021-05-27 Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2021-07-07 Action rescinded whereby bill Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2021-07-07 Ordered to third reading.
2021-07-08 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-07-08 Ordered to third reading.
2021-07-12 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 10. Page 2313.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-07-12 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2021-07-15 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 7. Page 1982.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-07-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2021-07-23 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-07-23 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 130, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6ac33651-7d75-4192-a96c-67e9f49b1b8f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).