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Yes: 186 • No: 47
CaliforniaAB 7472025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Process servers.
Sponsored By: Ash Kalra (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Easier to undo default judgments
Beginning January 1, 2027, you can move to vacate a default judgment that is void for improper service at any time. If you were not lawfully served, you can ask the court to set aside the default and let you defend by filing evidence; the court must take evidence and reasonably allow a hearing with testimony. A proof filed before this law took effect is not unlawful just because it lacks a photo. If service was lawful but you had no actual notice in time, you can move within the earlier of two years after entry or 180 days after written notice of the default. Your motion must include an affidavit showing you did not avoid service or act with inexcusable neglect, and a proposed pleading.
New mail and office service rules
Beginning January 1, 2027, you must try personal delivery at least three times on three different days and times before using substituted service. When you leave papers at an office, home, or usual mailing address, you must mail a copy by First‑Class, Priority with tracking, or Certified Mail with return receipt. Service is legally complete on the 10th day after mailing. If the only known address is a private mailbox at a commercial mail receiving agency, you can serve by leaving the papers there on the first attempt. In consumer‑debt cases, at least one attempt must be at the person’s home if it is known or can be found with reasonable effort.
Evictions: stricter posting and complaint rules
Beginning January 1, 2027, posting a summons in an eviction case is allowed only after at least three in‑person attempts on different days and times. If the home is known, one attempt must be at the dwelling, unless it is commercial property or a covered program participant. Eviction complaints must be verified and must say how the termination notice was served, including the date, time, and place. In residential cases, landlords must attach the termination notice and any written lease unless a listed exception applies. If required papers are missing, the court gives five days to fix the complaint.
Public registry and photo proof for servers
Beginning January 1, 2027, county clerks keep a public register of process servers. Registrants get a registration number and an ID card. If a Live Scan is required, the clerk issues a free 120‑day temporary card; a permanent card is mailed if state and federal clearances arrive within 120 days. ID cards must be at least 3 1/4 by 2 inches and show the name, address, number, expiration date, and county; a person’s card includes a photo, while a company card does not. Proofs of service must list the server’s registration number and include photos of the service location with date, time, and GPS data when feasible, with safety or no‑signal explanations when needed.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Ash Kalra
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 9/11/2025
Item 7 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 55 • No: 20
Senate vote • 9/9/2025
Item 353 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 30 • No: 10
legislature vote • 8/29/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 5 • No: 2
legislature vote • 8/25/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 6 • No: 0
legislature vote • 7/15/2025
Vote in CS53
Yes: 11 • No: 1
House vote • 6/4/2025
Item 74 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 59 • No: 13
legislature vote • 5/23/2025
Vote in CX25
Yes: 11 • No: 1
legislature vote • 4/8/2025
Vote in CX13
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 563, Statutes of 2025.
10/10/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
10/10/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
9/23/2025legislatureSenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 20. Page 3282.).
9/11/2025HouseIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
9/9/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2729.).
9/9/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
9/8/2025SenateRead third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
9/5/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
8/29/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
8/29/2025SenateIn committee: Referred to suspense file.
8/25/2025Senate(Ayes 27. Noes 0. Page 2173.)
8/18/2025SenateFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
8/18/2025SenateIn committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
8/7/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7/16/2025SenateReferred to Com. on JUD.
6/18/2025SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
6/5/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 13. Page 2080.)
6/4/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
5/27/2025HouseRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
5/23/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).
5/23/2025HouseAssembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
5/23/2025HouseIn committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
4/23/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
4/8/2025HouseRe-referred to Com. on JUD.
3/25/2025House
Bill Text
Chaptered
10/10/2025
Enrolled
9/15/2025
Amended Senate
9/5/2025
Amended Senate
8/18/2025
Amended Assembly
5/23/2025
Amended Assembly
3/24/2025
Introduced
2/18/2025