Real property: rentals: animals.
Summary
Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies and governs the obligations of tenants and landlords under a lease or tenancy. This bill would prohibit a landlord, that allows a tenant to have an animal on the premises, from advertising or establishing rental policies in a manner that requires a tenant or a potential tenant with an animal to have that animal declawed or devocalized as a condition of occupancy. The bill would authorize specified law enforcement prosecutorial entities to seek declaratory or injunctive relief for a violation of these prohibitions. The bill would impose a civil penalty, not to exceed $1,000, for each violation of these provisions, to be paid to the law enforcement prosecutorial entity that brings the action.
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 23, 2012
Signed Sep 26, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2012 · Assembly Aug 28, 2012
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
May 17, 2012
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Sep 26, 2012
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 31, 2012
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5080.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 28, 2012
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (49-16-5)
assembly
Aug 28, 2012
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Jun 19, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 19).
lower
Jun 4, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
May 17, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-0-1)
senate
May 2, 2012
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3389.) (May 1).
upper
Mar 8, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Feb 23, 2012
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Fran Pavley
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Gatto
DDemocratic
Co
RD
Roger Dickinson
DDemocratic
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