California AB1828: County recorder: county clerks: bonds.

What the bill says

An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 6405, 22353, and 22455 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 8213 of the Government Code, relating to local government. local government County recorder: county clerks: bonds. (1) Existing law requires a legal document assistant, unlawful detainer assistant, process server, or professional copier to be registered by the county clerk in the county where their principal place of business is located, as provided…

From the chaptered text, September 18, 2026:

An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 6405, 22353, and 22455 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 8213 of the Government Code, relating to local government. local government County recorder: county clerks: bonds. (1) Existing law requires a legal document assistant, unlawful detainer assistant, process server, or professional copier to be registered by the county clerk in the county where their principal place of business is located, as provided. Existing law requires an application for a certificate of registration by an individual, partnership, or corporation to be accompanied by a bond, as provided. Existing law requires the county recorder to record the bond and any notice of cancellation, revocation, or withdrawal of the bond, as provided. Existing law specifies that the fee for filing, canceling, revoking, or withdrawing the bond is $7. Existing law, notwithstanding any other provision of law that prescribes an amount or otherwise limits the amount of a fee or charge that may be levied by a county, a county service area, or a county waterworks district governed by a county board of supervisors, authorizes a county board of supervisors to increase or decrease a fee or charge, which is otherwise authorized to be levied by another provision of law, in the amount reasonably necessary to recover the cost …

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Sponsors

• Phillip Chen (R, AD59) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 18, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 275, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 18, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 20, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 13, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6141.).
5. August 13, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0.).
6. August 3, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5252.).
7. August 3, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
8. August 3, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.).
9. July 1, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
10. June 30, 2026: From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

Votes

• AB 1828 Chen Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 13, 2026): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Consent Calendar 2nd AB1828 Chen (August 3, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 16, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1828 Chen Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (May 4, 2026): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 22, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (April 7, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1828?

AB1828 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): County recorder: county clerks: bonds.

What does AB1828 do?

In its own words: An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 6405, 22353, and 22455 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 8213 of the Government Code, relating to local government. local government County recorder: county clerks: bonds. (1) Existing law requires a legal document assistant, unlawful detainer assistant, process server, or professional copier to be registered by the county clerk in the county where their principal place of business is located, as provided…

What is the status of AB1828?

Chaptered as of September 18, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 275, Statutes of 2026. (September 18, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1828?

Phillip Chen (R, AD59).

Where is the official record for AB1828?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1828