California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 498
Self-service storage facilities: lien notices: email.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Michelle Rodriguez (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law, the California Self-Storage Facility Act, authorizes a self-storage facility owner to terminate the right of an occupant to the use of a storage space if rent or other charges due remain unpaid for 14 consecutive days by sending a lien notice and the total sum due has not been paid by the termination date specified in the preliminary lien notice, in accordance with specified procedures. Existing law authorizes an owner to send lien notices to the occupant by email if the rental agreement states that lien notices may be sent by email and the occupant provides a written signature on the rental agreement consenting to receive lien notices by email. Existing law specifies the ways an owner may demonstrate actual delivery and receipt of the lien notices sent by email, including by posting the document on the owner's secure internet website and there is evidence demonstrating that the occupant logged onto the licensee's secure internet website and downloaded, printed, viewed, or otherwise acknowledged receipt of the document.
This bill, instead, would provide that an owner may demonstrate actual delivery and receipt of a lien notice by delivering the document to the occupant's email address and there is evidence demonstrating that the occupant downloaded, printed, viewed, opened, or otherwise acknowledged receipt of the document.
Text versions
- 10/06/25 - Chaptered· Oct 6, 2025
- 08/27/25 - Enrolled· Aug 27, 2025
- 03/17/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 17, 2025
- 02/10/25 - Introduced· Feb 10, 2025
- AB498
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd AB498 Michelle Rodriguez | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 15, 2025 Senate | Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 House | AB 498 Michelle Rodriguez Consent Calendar Second Day | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Mar 25, 2025 House | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 6, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 369, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 6, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 2, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - Aug 26, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. - Aug 25, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2249.). - Jul 17, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jul 16, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). - Jul 8, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - May 7, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on JUD. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.) - Mar 27, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Mar 26, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25). - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Mar 17, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. - Feb 24, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on JUD. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.