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Yes: 232 • No: 1
CaliforniaAB 11972025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Consumer Legal Remedies Act: deceptive business practices.
Sponsored By: Lisa Calderon (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
What renters owe after car damage
The law limits what you can be charged after a rental car is damaged or stolen. For collision damage, you never owe more than the car’s fair market value (what it would sell for). For theft, you owe up to fair market value unless the company proves, by clear and convincing evidence, you failed to use ordinary care. If an authorized driver returns the key, files a police report within 24 hours, and cooperates, you are presumed not liable for theft; the company can rebut this only by showing an authorized driver committed or helped the theft. Vandalism tied to a theft is capped at fair market value, and you owe nothing if you have no theft liability. Vandalism not tied to theft is capped at $500 per incident. If you are liable, you must also pay the actual towing, storage, and impound charges the company paid, plus any administrative charge for appraisal and related costs.
Strong limits on rental car data
The law sets strict limits on how companies use data from rental cars. GPS navigation can be in the car, but the company cannot use navigation data about your driving, except to find or fix a defect. For remote lock/unlock and roadside help you request, the company may use only the data needed to provide that service. Companies may use telematics only to record when the car left and returned, total miles, and fuel level, and only for those purposes. They may not track you to impose fines or surcharges.
When rental companies can track cars
Rental companies may not use electronic tracking except in narrow cases listed in your rental. They can turn it on to find a stolen, missing, or unreturned car after you or police report it, if it is not returned 24 hours after the due date (after a 24‑hour prior phone and electronic notice unless you gave no phone or consent), or if it is still unreturned after one week. They can also activate tracking if they discover the car is stolen or abandoned and file a police report, or if the car is part of an AMBER Alert. They may use geofencing to detect travel outside the country when not allowed and to detect cars in impound lots; after notice, if the car stays in an impound for 24 hours, it is deemed abandoned. Your rental must advise you that tracking may be used and require your initials (with special rules for membership programs and for in‑person or phone bookings). When tracking is used, the company must keep a record for at least 12 months and share it with you on request; no record is required for thefts outside your rental period. Companies may give tracking data to police only with a subpoena or search warrant.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Lisa Calderon
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 9/10/2025
Item 277 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 78 • No: 0
Senate vote • 9/9/2025
Item 110 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 39 • No: 0
legislature vote • 7/15/2025
Vote in CS72
Yes: 6 • No: 0
legislature vote • 6/24/2025
Vote in CS53
Yes: 11 • No: 1
House vote • 5/23/2025
Item 28 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 73 • No: 0
legislature vote • 5/6/2025
Vote in CX32
Yes: 14 • No: 0
legislature vote • 4/29/2025
Vote in CX13
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 449, Statutes of 2025.
10/7/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
10/7/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
9/22/2025legislatureSenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3239.).
9/10/2025HouseIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
9/9/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2705.).
9/9/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
7/16/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 15).
7/15/2025SenateRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
6/26/2025SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 24).
6/25/2025SenateReferred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.
6/4/2025SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
5/23/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1649.)
5/23/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
5/12/2025HouseRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
5/8/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
5/7/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
4/30/2025HouseRe-referred to Com. on JUD.
4/28/2025HouseFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
4/24/2025HouseRe-referred to Com. on JUD.
4/21/2025HouseIn committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
4/21/2025HouseFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
4/10/2025HouseIn committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
4/2/2025HouseRe-referred to Com. on JUD.
4/1/2025HouseFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
3/28/2025House
Bill Text
Chaptered
10/7/2025
Enrolled
9/12/2025
Amended Senate
6/26/2025
Amended Assembly
5/8/2025
Amended Assembly
4/24/2025
Amended Assembly
4/10/2025
Amended Assembly
3/28/2025
Introduced
2/21/2025