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Bill	Residential rental properties: language requirements.	Existing law outlines requirements for civil actions for unlawful detainer filed by landlords to remove tenants from their properties. Existing law also requires plaintiffs to ensure service of a summons and complaint to defendants in civil suits, as specified. Existing law requires a summons to contain, among other things, (1) a direction that the defendant file with the court a written pleading in response to the complaint within 30 days after service on the defendant, (2) a notice that, unless the defendant responds, default will be entered upon application of the plaintiff, (3) a statement advising the defendant of their right to seek an attorney, and (4) an introductory legend at the top of the summons, in English and Spanish, notifying the defendant that they have been sued.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20252026	AB 863	California AB 863 (20252026)	bill	Residentialrentalproperties languagerequirements	enacted	Kalra	9	28	5	2025-02-19	2025-10-06	openstates	ocd-bill/736b9dd0-8991-490d-97ce-a50239054b4c	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB863	6533e5d27238a20b4363ee5c46148c2ede5a5ce9b3b641a728a08973f4af8da0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 863 (20252026) — Residential rental properties: language requirements.

Existing law outlines requirements for civil actions for unlawful detainer filed by landlords to remove tenants from their properties. Existing law also requires plaintiffs to ensure service of a summons and complaint to defendants in civil suits, as specified. Existing law requires a summons to contain, among other things, (1) a direction that the defendant file with the court a written pleading in response to the complaint within 30 days after service on the defendant, (2) a notice that, unless the defendant responds, default will be entered upon application of the plaintiff, (3) a statement advising the defendant of their right to seek an attorney, and (4) an introductory legend at the top of the summons, in English and Spanish, notifying the defendant that they have been sued.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 02/19/25 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 03/20/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
3. 03/25/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/30/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
5. 07/03/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
6. 08/18/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
7. 10/06/25 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
8. AB863 (committee substitute) — source
9. 09/08/25 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading AB863 Kalra et al. By Pérez — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–2 (pass) · upper
• AB 863 Kalra Assembly Third Reading — 50–17 (pass) · lower
• Do pass. — 8–3 (pass) · lower
• AB 863 Kalra Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 70–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Kalra — primary (person)
• Bryan — coauthor (person)
• Haney — coauthor (person)
• Pérez — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2025-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
• 2025-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
• 2025-03-03 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
• 2025-03-20 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
• 2025-03-24 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
• 2025-03-24 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
• 2025-03-25 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
• 2025-03-26 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
• 2025-04-30 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
• 2025-05-01 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
• 2025-05-06 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (May 6). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2025-06-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 17. Page 1997.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2025-06-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2025-06-18 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. 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: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2025-08-07 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 2171.)
• 2025-08-25 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
• 2025-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2025-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2436.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2025-09-03 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
• 2025-09-04 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 2920.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
• 2025-10-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2025-10-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 344, Statutes of 2025. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/736b9dd0-8991-490d-97ce-a50239054b4c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).