Existing law provides that a tenant is guilty of unlawful detainer if the tenant continues to possess the property without permission of the landlord after the tenant defaults on rent or fails to perform a condition or covenant of the lease under which the property is held, among other reasons. Existing law requires a tenant be served a 3 days' notice in writing to cure a default or perform a condition of the lease, or return possession of the property to the landlord, as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2030, prohibits an owner of residential real property from terminating a tenancy without just cause, as specified.
California AB 246 (20252026) — Social Security Tenant Protection Act of 2025.
Existing law provides that a tenant is guilty of unlawful detainer if the tenant continues to possess the property without permission of the landlord after the tenant defaults on rent or fails to perform a condition or covenant of the lease under which the property is held, among other reasons. Existing law requires a tenant be served a 3 days' notice in writing to cure a default or perform a condition of the lease, or return possession of the property to the landlord, as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2030, prohibits an owner of residential real property from terminating a tenancy without just cause, 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] — 11–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
AB 246 Bryan Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 50–17 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB246 Bryan et al. By Wahab — 27–11 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 8–3 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–3 (pass) · lower
AB 246 Bryan Assembly Third Reading — 49–13 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 11–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bryan — primary (person)
Celeste Rodriguez — coauthor (person)
Elhawary — coauthor (person)
Kalra — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-01-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-01-16 From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.
2025-02-10 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S. referral-committee
2025-02-24 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-02-25 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2025-03-04 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (March 4). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2025-03-05 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-03-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-03-28 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 939.) amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-04-10 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1104.) amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-04-10 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2025-04-30 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-05-01 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-05 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2025-05-14 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 13. Page 2077.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-05 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-18 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2025-07-03 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
2025-07-16 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 15). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-07-17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-13 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-08-18 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-18 (Ayes 27. Noes 0. Page 2174.)
2025-08-25 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 2699.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-09 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-10 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 17. Page 3233.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-10-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 337, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5fd4ee06-7094-4734-8a57-a36892c2b0e3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).