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AB712Introduced in the Assembly

Housing reform laws: enforcement actions: fines and penalties.

Passed

Introduced by Buffy Wicks, District 14

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to add Section 65914.2 to the Government Code, relating to housing.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 496, Statutes of 2025.

October 10, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: AB 712 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments · September 4, 2025

64

Yes

2

No

13

Absent or Not Voting

79 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1Absent
Chris Rogers2Yes
James Gallagher3Absent
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5Absent
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
David Tangipa8Absent
Heath Flora9Yes
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  3. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  7. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 30).

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1436.)

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 2. Page 1512.)

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 1).

  17. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 2. Page 2462.).

  22. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  23. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 2. Page 2932.).

  24. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  25. Approved by the Governor.

  26. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 496, Statutes of 2025.

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