Existing law establishes procedures through which a successor of the decedent may, without procuring letters of administration or awaiting probate of the will, dispose of a decedent's real and personal property by utilizing an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury if the gross value of the decedent's estate does not exceed $166,250. Existing law also establishes procedures through which a successor of the decedent may, without procuring letters of administration or awaiting probate of the will, dispose of a decedent's real property by filing a petition in the superior court if the gross value of the decedent's real property does not exceed $166,250. Existing law excludes certain property from the determination of the value of the estate, including property held in joint tenancy. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to adjust the dollar amounts under these provisions, as specified, every 3 years.
California AB 2016 (20232024) — Decedents' estates.
Existing law establishes procedures through which a successor of the decedent may, without procuring letters of administration or awaiting probate of the will, dispose of a decedent's real and personal property by utilizing an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury if the gross value of the decedent's estate does not exceed $166,250. Existing law also establishes procedures through which a successor of the decedent may, without procuring letters of administration or awaiting probate of the will, dispose of a decedent's real property by filing a petition in the superior court if the gross value of the decedent's real property does not exceed $166,250. Existing law excludes certain property from the determination of the value of the estate, including property held in joint tenancy. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to adjust the dollar amounts under these provisions, as specified, every 3 years.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2016 Maienschein Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2016 Maienschein et al. By Laird — 39–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2016 Maienschein Consent Calendar Second Day — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Maienschein — primary (person)
McKinnor — coauthor (person)
Pacheco — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-01-31 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-02-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
2024-02-12 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2024-03-12 Coauthors revised.
2024-03-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-10 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 10). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-04-11 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-04-18 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-04-18 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-01 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2024-06-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-07-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-08-27 Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
2024-08-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2024-09-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 331, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c684284d-89a2-419a-8d17-ec5cbeeaa644. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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