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AB-1473 • 2026

Voidable transactions: remedies: choice of law.

Voidable transactions: remedies: choice of law.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Essayli
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on whether other parts of the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act are changed by this bill, so that claim was removed.

Voidable Transactions: Choice of Law

This law changes how to determine a person's location for legal purposes when dealing with voidable transactions, allowing it to be their principal residence or domicile.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act to allow a debtor’s location to be either their principal residence or domicile if they are an individual.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Individuals who are debtors in voidable transactions
  • Creditors dealing with individuals involved in voidable transactions

Terms To Know

Voidable transaction
A transfer or obligation that can be canceled by a debtor if certain conditions are met.
Domicile
The place where someone has their permanent home and legal residence.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how to determine which law applies when the principal residence and domicile differ.
  • Only affects individuals, not businesses or other entities.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2026-01-31 California Legislative Information

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. 2025-03-13 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

  4. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  5. 2025-02-22 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  6. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1473, as introduced, Essayli.
Voidable transactions: remedies: choice of law.
Existing law, the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, generally establishes the conditions under which a transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is voidable as to a creditor, and sets forth the remedies of a creditor with respect to a voidable transfer or obligation. Existing law specifies that a covered claim is governed by the local law of the jurisdiction in which the debtor is located when the transfer is made or the obligation is incurred. Existing law specifies, for purposes of these provisions, that a debtor’s location, if the debtor is an individual, is the individual’s principal residence.
This bill would instead provide that a debtor’s location, if the debtor is an individual, is the debtor’s principal residence or domicile.

Current Bill Text

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