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Measure AB 1414
Authors Ransom  
Coauthors: Wiener  
Subject Landlord-tenant: internet service provider subscriptions.
Relating To relating to tenancy.
Title An act to add Section 1942.8 to the Civil Code, relating to tenancy.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-10
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee No
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-10     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-10     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 506, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-22     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-10     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 10. Page 3206.).
2025-09-09     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-09     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 2734.).
2025-09-03     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02     Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-26     Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-07-03     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-02     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 1).
2025-06-19     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-05-07     Referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-21     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-21     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1172.)
2025-04-09     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-04-08     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8).
2025-03-17     Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-13     Referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-13     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-10
Enrolled     2025-09-12
Amended Senate     2025-09-02
Amended Senate     2025-08-26
Amended Senate     2025-06-19
Amended Assembly     2025-03-13
Introduced     2025-02-21
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			<html:p>For any residential tenancy commenced, renewed, or continuing on a month-to-month or other periodic basis, on or after January 1,
			 2026, this bill would require a landlord or their agent to allow the tenant to opt out of paying for any subscription from a third-party internet service provider for specified services in connection with the tenancy. If the landlord or their agent violates this provision, the bill would authorize the tenant to deduct the cost of the subscription from the rent. The bill would prohibit a landlord or their agent from retaliating against a tenant for exercising their rights pursuant to this bill and consistent with the
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								For any residential tenancy commenced, renewed, or continuing on a month-to-month or other periodic basis, on or after January 1, 2026, a
						landlord or their agent shall allow the tenant to opt out of paying for any subscription from a third-party internet service provider, such as through a bulk-billing arrangement, to provide service for wired internet, cellular, or satellite service that is offered in connection with the tenancy.
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								A landlord or their agent shall not retaliate against a tenant for exercising the
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								If the landlord or their agent violates subdivision (a), the tenant may deduct the cost of the subscription to the third-party internet service provider from the rent.
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								This section does not prevent a
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								For the purposes of this section, 
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law governs the obligations of tenants and landlords. Existing law authorizes a tenant to deduct the payment made to a public utility or publicly owned utility or a district from the rent, as specified. Existing law prohibits a lessor who has retaliated against a lessee for exercising the lessee’s prescribed rights from recovering possession of a dwelling, causing the lessee to quit involuntarily, increasing the rent, or decreasing services within 180 days of the occurrence of specified events relating to tenability, if the lessee is not in default on their rent, as specified. Existing law presumes that the hiring of real property is renewed for a specified amount of time, under specified circumstances. For any residential tenancy commenced, renewed, or continuing on a month-to-month or other periodic basis, on or after January 1, 2026, this bill would require a landlord or their agent to allow the tenant to opt out of paying for any subscription from a third-party internet service provider for specified services in connection with the tenancy. If the landlord or their agent violates this provision, the bill would authorize the tenant to deduct the cost of the subscription from the rent. The bill would prohibit a landlord or their agent from retaliating against a tenant for exercising their rights pursuant to this bill and consistent with the above-described provision on retaliation, as provided.