SB 1055 California Senate · 2011-2012 Regular Session

Landlord and tenant: payments.

Summary
Existing law provides that a landlord or a landlord's agent may not demand or require cash as the exclusive form of payment of rent or deposit of security, except as specified. This bill would provide that, except as specified, a landlord or landlord's agent shall allow a tenant to pay rent and deposit of security by at least one form of payment that is neither cash nor electronic funds transfer. The bill would define the term "electronic funds transfer" for these purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2012
Committee Review
Aug 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
Assembly Passage
Aug 2012
Signed into Law
Sep 2012
Introduced Feb 9, 2012 Signed Sep 7, 2012
Floor votes · Senate Aug 21, 2012 · Assembly Aug 9, 2012

How they voted

34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Aug 21, 2012
D Democratic23
23 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Sep 7, 2012
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 21, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0-1)
senate
Aug 21, 2012
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4623.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 9, 2012
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (70-0-2)
assembly
Aug 9, 2012
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Jul 3, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 3).
lower
Jun 7, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
May 14, 2012
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3458.) (May 8).
upper
Mar 1, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Feb 9, 2012
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ted Lieu
Ted Lieu
DDemocratic
CA
28