California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2439: Common Interest Developments: governing documents: assessments.
Status: Vetoed, September 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 5655 and 5690 of, and to add Section 4755 to, the Civil Code, relating to common interest developments. common interest developments Common Interest Developments: governing documents: assessments. Existing law, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, governs the management and operation of common interest developments. Existing law limits the authority of the governing documents, as defined, to regulate the use of a member’s separate interest…
From the enrolled text, September 2, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 5655 and 5690 of, and to add Section 4755 to, the Civil Code, relating to common interest developments. common interest developments Common Interest Developments: governing documents: assessments. Existing law, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, governs the management and operation of common interest developments. Existing law limits the authority of the governing documents, as defined, to regulate the use of a member’s separate interest. This bill would prohibit the governing documents from imposing restrictions on a member’s use of public streets, except as specified. Existing law requires that a common interest development be managed by an association and requires that the association levy assessments to fulfill its obligations. Existing law provides that assessments of the association, late charges, reasonable costs of collection, attorney’s fees, and interest, as specified, are a debt of a member at the time the assessment or other sums are levied. Existing law requires that an association provide a member making a payment a receipt, upon request, that indicates the date of payment and the person who received it and to provide a mailing address for overnight payment of assessments in the annual statement. This bill would require the association to notify the members through individual notice by either electronic delivery or first-class mail, evidenced by a certificate of mailing, as specified, …
Sponsors
- Blanca Rubio (D, AD48) · primary sponsor
- Josh Lowenthal (D, AD69) · primary sponsor
- Ash Kalra (D, AD25)
- Blanca Pacheco (D, AD64)
Latest actions
- : Vetoed by Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6812.).
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 5.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- : Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 23).
- : Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Votes
- AB 2439 Blanca Rubio Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 28, 2026): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2439 Blanca Rubio et al. By Grayson (August 27, 2026): 32 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended (June 23, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] (June 16, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- AB 2439 Blanca Rubio Assembly Third Reading (May 4, 2026): 74 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. (April 28, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2439?
- AB2439 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Common Interest Developments: governing documents: assessments.
- What does AB2439 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Sections 5655 and 5690 of, and to add Section 4755 to, the Civil Code, relating to common interest developments. common interest developments Common Interest Developments: governing documents: assessments. Existing law, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, governs the management and operation of common interest developments. Existing law limits the authority of the governing documents, as defined, to regulate the use of a member’s separate interest…
- What is the status of AB2439?
- Vetoed as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2439?
- Blanca Rubio (D, AD48), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB2439?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2439
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