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AB 2416 Killed in the Senate
Big Win for REALTORS®

C.A.R. has been OPPOSING AB 2416 (Stone), a bill that creates a new kind of lien for wage claim disputes. C.A.R. opposed AB 2416 because it denies due process to the owner of the property, and unnecessarily clouds title. AB 2416 failed in the Senate Thursday on a bi-partisan vote, but was eligible to for another vote on Friday, the last day the Legislature was in session this year. AB 2416 required 21 Yes votes to pass the Senate. It only received 13. The proponents were unable to muster enough votes to bring the bill up on Friday, and the bill died as the legislative session ended.

REALTOR® activism played a critical role in defeating what was a very bad piece of legislation. While C.A.R. worked as part of a coalition to oppose the bill, it was the thousands of REALTOR® calls, Tweets and Facebook updates that made the difference.

Thank you to everyone who responded to the Red Alert!

The following senators voted NO or did not vote (essentially the same thing as a NO vote). If you live in one of these senator’s districts, please look for an email from C.A.R. so you can send them a thank you message. For many of them, this was a courageous vote:

Anderson (R-San Diego)
Beall (D-San Jose)
Berryhill (R-Modesto)
Block (D-San Diego)
Cannella (R-Modesto)
Correa (D-Santa Ana)
Fuller (R-Bakersfield)
Gains (R-El Dorado Hills)
Galigiani (D-Stockton)
Hill (D-San Mateo)
Huff (R-Brea)
Knight (R-Lancaster)
Lieu (D-Redondo Beach)
Liu (D-Glendale)
Morrell (R-Redlands)
Nielsen (R-Roseville)
Padilla (D-Van Nuys)
Pavley (D-Calabasas)
Roth (D-Riverside)
Torres (D-Chino)
Vidak (R-Bakersfield)
Walters (R-Irvine)
Wolk (D-Vacaville)
Wyland (R-San Juan Capistrano)

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