Relative to mortgages.
Summary
This measure would urge the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and specifically its director, Edward DeMarco, to immediately allow the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to offer principal reductions to homeowners who owe more on their home loans than what their homes are worth.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2012
Committee Review
Aug 2012
Assembly Passage
Jul 2012
Senate Passage
Aug 2012
Signed into Law
Sep 2012
Introduced May 15, 2012
Signed Sep 18, 2012
Floor votes · Assembly Jul 5, 2012
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Sep 18, 2012
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 4:45 p.m.
legislature
Aug 30, 2012
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Aug 30, 2012
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 5026.)
upper
Jul 5, 2012
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 5603.)
lower
Jul 3, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 2).
lower
Jun 11, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on B. & F.
lower
May 15, 2012
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nancy Skinner
DDemocratic
Co
BB
Bob Blumenfield
DDemocratic
Co
DW
Das Williams
DDemocratic
Co
FM
Fiona Ma
DDemocratic
Co
HP
Henry Perea
DDemocratic
Co
JW
Jared William Huffman
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Beall
DDemocratic
Co
JB
Joan Buchanan
DDemocratic
Co
Marty Block
DDemocratic
Co
ME
Mike Eng
DDemocratic
Co
Ricardo Lara
DDemocratic
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