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California 20252026

AB 2038

Residential property insurance: cancellations and nonrenewals.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Residentialpropertyinsurance, cancellationsandnonrenewals
Introduced / first action
2026-02-17 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Insurance: crop insurance adjuster.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including residential property insurance. Existing law requires an insurer, in the case of a total loss to the primary insured structure under a policy of residential property insurance, for at least the next two annual renewal periods, but no less than 24 months of coverage from the date of the loss, to renew the policy under certain circumstances, including that the total loss to the primary insured structure was caused by a disaster. Existing law prohibits an insurer from canceling or refusing to renew a policy of residential property insurance for a property located in a ZIP Code within or adjacent to a fire perimeter for one year after the declaration of a state of emergency, if the cancellation or nonrenewal is based solely on the fact that the insured structure is located in an area in which a wildfire has occurred. This bill would instead require an insurer to renew the policy of residential property insurance, under the above-described circumstances, for at least the next three annual renewal periods, but no less than 36 months of coverage from the date of the loss. The bill would also prohibit an insurer from canceling or refusing to renew a policy of residential property insurance for a property located in a ZIP Code within or adjacent to a fire perimeter for two years after the declaration of a state of emergency.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 917, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 5.).

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  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 13).

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  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. Referred to Com. on INS.

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  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 9. Page 4991.)

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  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 29).

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  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.

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  18. Referred to Com. on INS.

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  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  20. Read first time. To print.

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