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Authors Niello  
Subject Unclaimed property.
Relating To relating to unclaimed property.
Title An act to amend Sections 1513, 1513.5, 1514, 1515, 1515.5, 1516, 1516.5, 1518, 1518.5, 1519, 1519.5, 1520, 1521, 1540, and 1563 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to unclaimed property.
Last Action Dt 2026-03-25
State Amended Senate
Status In Committee Process
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
Majority No Yes No None No No Y
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Bill Actions
2026-03-25     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-26     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-13     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2026-02-12     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2026-03-25
Introduced     2026-02-12
Analyses TBD
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The Unclaimed Property Law prescribes the circumstances under which property escheats to the state. Existing law provides different requirements for escheatment of various types of property, including the time period for escheatment to the state. Existing law provides that the Controller may liquidate various forms of property after escheatment. Existing law prohibits interest from being paid on claims for escheated property.

This bill would increase the time for escheatment of all forms of property to seven years from the last contact with the owner, as specified. This bill would require the Controller to maintain the property in the form in which it was escheated, as specified. This bill would also provide that the owner of escheated property would receive interest on their escheated property starting on the day they filed their claim for the property and continuing until their property was returned to them, as specified.