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Home/Bills/SB 1238California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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SB 1238: Common interest developments: management.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified August 23, 2026

What SB 1238 does, verified August 23, 2026

<blockquote> <p>The bill amends California's Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act by:</p> <ul> <li>Expanding the definition of an agent in common interest developments to include entities that facilitate activities under the act, requiring them to provide a fiduciary duty to homeowner’s associations and their members.</li> <li>Updating the definition of management services to specify acts performed or offered by agents for associations.</li> <li>Revising the definition of professional association for common interest development managers to include organizations that employ agents meeting certain criteria.</li> <li>Mandating owners in common interest developments to provide additional information to prospective purchasers, such as details about exterior elevated elements and impacted units upon request.</li> </ul> </blockquote>

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
In CommitteeComplete
First Chamber FloorComplete
4Second ChamberCurrent
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Ordered to third reading. (2026-08-21)Alert me
Recent actions26 total · showing 5
Aug. 21, 2026Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 21, 2026Read third time and amended.
Aug. 21, 2026Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
Aug. 19, 2026Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 19, 2026Read third time and amended.
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