BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2881 (Committee on Judiciary) - As Amended April 12, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill omnibus bill makes various minor or technical changes
to the state's civil law. Specifically, this bill:
1)Establishes public notice districts as the place for the
publication of notice as provided, and repeals provisions
regarding outdated judicial districts.
2)Adds "mobilehome" to the notice provided by a hosting platform
to occupants listing a residence for short-term rental on a
hosting platform.
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3)Requires the State Controller to establish and maintain trial
court revenue distribution guidelines.
4)Redefines a "capital asset" as property with an estimated life
of one year or greater, other than inventory, for the purpose
of trust planning.
5)Extends the sunset relating to non-certification of a court
reporter's instant visual display of testimony or proceedings.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Negligible fiscal impact.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. This is the Assembly Judiciary Committee's biennial
omnibus civil law bill, intended to eliminate the need to
unnecessarily hear a number of technical, clarifying, or modest
stand-alone bills that might otherwise have to be introduced and
heard separately through the legislative process. This bill
incorporates proposals submitted by various groups seeking to
make minor changes to civil law, including the State
Controller's Office, the California Law Revision Commission, The
Trust and Estates Section of the State Bar, Western Manufactured
Housing Communities Association, Deposition Reporters
Association of California, and the California Newspaper
Publishers Association. There is no known opposition to this
bill.
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Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081