California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 299: Motels, hotels, and short-term lodging: disasters.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
AB 299 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Motels, hotels, and short-term lodging: disasters. Primary sponsor: Jesse Gabriel (D), Robert Rivas (D). Most recent recorded action (October 10, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 531, Statutes of 2025.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of tenancies and defines the term “persons who hire” for the purpose of regulating residential tenancies. Existing law excludes from these provisions occupancy at a hotel or motel if certain conditions are met, including that the occupancy is for a period of 30 days or less, as specified.
Existing law establishes a procedure, known as an unlawful detainer action, that a landlord must follow in order to evict a tenant.
Under this bill, the continued occupancy of a resident of a lodging, as defined, would not be considered a person who hires, nor have their lodging constitute a new tenancy for purposes of an unlawful detainer action, until the guest has resided in the lodging for 270 days, if the guest is residing in the lodging as a result of a disaster, as defined, that substantially damaged, destroyed, or otherwise made uninhabitable their prior housing, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Gabriel | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 46 |
| Robert Rivas | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 29 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 531, Statutes of 2025.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3477.).
- Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3477.)
- Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3004.).
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 15).