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type: "Bill"
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title: "Property tax: tax-defaulted property."
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description: "Existing property tax law generally authorizes a county tax collector to sell tax-defaulted property 5 years or more, or 3 years or more, as applicable, after that property has become tax defaulted. Under existing law, when tax-defaulted property is sold, the deed conveys title to the purchaser free of all encumbrances of any kind existing before the sale, with specified exceptions including an exception for specified easements."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20112012"
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identifier: "AB 261"
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citation: "California AB 261 (20112012)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Property tax: tax-defaulted property."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dickinson"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2011-02-07"
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last_action: "2011-09-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c14de05a-ab2c-41f3-aab1-1578f57b3b16"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB261"
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source_hash: "72d1e45bceb8f5201c5f7352550712b03ecb1183e161d5d94be00abb15fb68f9"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 261 (20112012) — Property tax: tax-defaulted property.
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Existing property tax law generally authorizes a county tax collector to sell tax-defaulted property 5 years or more, or 3 years or more, as applicable, after that property has become tax defaulted. Under existing law, when tax-defaulted property is sold, the deed conveys title to the purchaser free of all encumbrances of any kind existing before the sale, with specified exceptions including an exception for specified easements.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/07/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB261&version=20110AB26199INT)
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2. **05/11/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB261&version=20110AB26198AMD)
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3. **09/21/11 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB261&version=20110AB26196CHP)
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4. **AB261** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB261)
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5. **08/31/11 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB261&version=20110AB26197ENR)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading AB261 Dickinson By DeSaulnier — **26–12** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- AB 261 DICKINSON Assembly Third Reading — **62–16** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dickinson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-02-07** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
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- **2011-02-08** From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
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- **2011-02-18** Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-04** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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- **2011-05-10** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 25). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2011-05-11** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2011-05-12** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2011-05-12** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-27** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 27). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2011-05-27** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2011-05-31** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 16. Page 1647.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2011-05-31** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2011-06-08** Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `referral-committee`
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- **2011-06-29** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2011-08-15** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
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- **2011-08-16** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2011-08-29** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 2084.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2011-08-29** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
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- **2011-09-01** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
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- **2011-09-20** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2011-09-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 288, Statutes of 2011.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c14de05a-ab2c-41f3-aab1-1578f57b3b16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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