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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 1137

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Relating to: evicting tenants for failure to pay rent.

Landlord and tenant Small claims court

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, if a tenant fails to pay rent when due, the landlord may terminate the tenancy by giving the tenant a notice requiring the tenant to pay rent or vacate the premises within at least five days. This bill extends this period for paying rent or vacating to 30 days.

Also under current law, if a landlord brings an eviction action against a tenant for failing to pay rent, the case may not be dismissed based on the fact that the landlord accepts payment from the tenant after the eviction action is filed. This bill provides that an eviction action must be dismissed if the tenant pays all rent owed, and any other payment required by the court, at any point before judgment is entered in the eviction action.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Clancy (D) , Madison (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D)

3 cosponsors

Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Anderson, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Sinicki and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Ratcliff and Roys

  2. Mar 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1