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CA AB1521
Bill
Status
Passed
10/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary
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AI Summary
- Amends real estate commission disclosure requirements to clarify that buyer-broker compensation agreements must state the rate is negotiable between the buyer and broker, not seller and broker
- Excludes from the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act certain commercial financing transactions of at least $50,000 involving vehicle dealers or their affiliates, and excludes trade credit from the definition of covered commercial debt
- Changes discovery timelines in unlawful detainer actions from 5 days to 10 days after service of summons for interrogatories, inspection demands, and requests for admission
- Recodifies provisions making it a misdemeanor to knowingly post home addresses or phone numbers of elected officials online with intent to cause imminent bodily harm into the Penal Code (Section 76.5), and allows civil damages up to 3x actual damages or minimum $4,000 for soliciting or selling such information
- Requires estate representatives to notify the Director of Child Support Services within 90 days of letters issuance if they know or have reason to know the decedent had a child support obligation, applicable to estates with letters first issued on or after January 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Committee on Judiciary: judiciary omnibus.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 200, Statutes of 2025.
10/1/2025
Committee Referrals
Appropriations7/7/2025
Banking and Financial Institutions7/2/2025
Judiciary6/11/2025
Rules6/3/2025
Appropriations4/22/2025
Judiciary3/24/2025
Full Bill Text
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