Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20132014/ab-1275.md
T
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

79 lines
4.7 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Unclaimed property: filing of claims."
description: "Existing law, the Unclaimed Property Law, authorizes the State Controller to administer property that has escheated to the state and sets forth procedures whereby a person may file a claim to the property or to the net proceeds from its sale. Under existing law, the Controller is required to consider each claim within 180 days after it is filed, as specified. Existing law defines an \"owner\" as the person who had the legal right to the property prior to the escheat, his or her heirs, his or her legal representative, or a public administrator authorized by law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "AB 1275"
citation: "California AB 1275 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Unclaimed property: filing of claims."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chau"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2013-02-22"
last_action: "2013-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10cba304-e57a-44ac-89b4-632fea924fdd"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1275"
source_hash: "e764d86b0218a25362ba1ab4be6e716ea681660902ea743c42e32f2f08400dca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California AB 1275 (20132014) — Unclaimed property: filing of claims.
Existing law, the Unclaimed Property Law, authorizes the State Controller to administer property that has escheated to the state and sets forth procedures whereby a person may file a claim to the property or to the net proceeds from its sale. Under existing law, the Controller is required to consider each claim within 180 days after it is filed, as specified. Existing law defines an "owner" as the person who had the legal right to the property prior to the escheat, his or her heirs, his or her legal representative, or a public administrator authorized by law.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/22/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1275&version=20130AB127599INT)
2. **08/19/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1275&version=20130AB127597CHP)
3. **AB1275** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1275)
4. **08/08/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1275&version=20130AB127598ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass. — **100** (pass) · lower
- AB 1275 CHAU Assembly Third Reading — **750** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB1275 Chau By Evans — **330** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **70** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chau — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-02-22** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2013-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
- **2013-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2013-03-11** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-07** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 7). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-05-09** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1338.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-05-09** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2013-05-23** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-11** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 11). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2013-06-12** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-07-08** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1688.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-08-05** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
- **2013-08-12** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:40 p.m.
- **2013-08-19** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-19** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2013.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10cba304-e57a-44ac-89b4-632fea924fdd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).