California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 1162
Challenges to housing and community-serving projects.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bonta (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law provides that in a civil action brought by a plaintiff to challenge a housing development project that meets or exceeds the requirements for low- or moderate-income housing, a defendant may seek an order requiring the plaintiff to furnish an undertaking as security for costs and damages that may be incurred by the defendant if the bringing of the action would result in preventing or delaying the project, as specified. Existing law authorizes the court to limit the amount of the undertaking or to decline to require the plaintiff to furnish an undertaking if the court determines that, based on evidence submitted by the plaintiff, furnishing an undertaking would cause the plaintiff to suffer undue economic hardship.
This bill would expand the type of civil actions for which motions for undertaking may be filed to include actions that challenge a community-serving project, as defined.
Text versions
- 04/28/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 28, 2025
- 02/20/25 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2025
- AB1162
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:06 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2025 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 24, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 12, 2025 House | AB 1162 Bonta Consent Calendar Second Day | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 6, 2025 House | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Held under submission. - Jul 7, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. - May 13, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 12, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1521.) - May 7, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - May 6, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 6). - Apr 29, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Apr 28, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. - Mar 19, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Mar 10, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on JUD. - Feb 21, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.