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AB 2637: Residential property insurance.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified February 24, 2026

What AB 2637 does, verified February 24, 2026

This bill makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to the existing law that regulates classes of insurance, including residential fire and property insurance. The existing law requires an insurer to provide written notice to the insured regarding the applicable statute of limitation for a claim at least 30 days before it expires. This bill aims to make these changes without altering the underlying substance of the law.

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Last action: From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. (2026-02-21)Alert me
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Asm. Michelle RodriguezAuthor · California State Assembly
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Feb. 21, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
Feb. 20, 2026Read first time. To print.
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2026 · 289 words


CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2637

Introduced by Assembly Member Michelle Rodriguez

February 20, 2026

An act to amend Section 2070.1 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2637, as introduced, Michelle Rodriguez. Residential property insurance.
Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including residential fire and property insurance. Existing law requires an insurer whose insured has made a claim under a residential fire or property insurance policy due to corrosive soils to provide written notice to the insured regarding the applicable statute of limitation for the claim at least 30 days before the statute of limitation expires.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

Section 2070.1 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:

2070.1.

(a) Any An insurer whose insured has made a claim under his or her the insured’s residential fire or property insurance policy for loss due, in whole or in part, to corrosive soils shall, at least 30 days before the expiration of the applicable statute of limitation, notify its insured in writing of the statute of limitation applicable to the insured’s claim for damage. Failure of the insurer to provide the written notice shall operate to toll the applicable statute of limitation for a period of 30 days from the date written notice is actually given. The notice shall not be required if the insurer has received notice that the insured is represented by an attorney.

This

(b) This section applies only to claims presented and not denied prior to before January 1, 1989, and to claims presented on or after January 1, 1989.

Text of AB 2637 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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