Judicial Council: eviction data reporting.

Housing

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Durazo
Last action: 2026-06-04
Official status: Referred to Com. on JUD.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Judicial Council: Eviction Data Reporting

This law requires courts to send monthly eviction data to the Judicial Council, which must make this information public and report it to lawmakers.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Judicial Council to collect data on evictions from courts every month.
Makes the collected eviction data available online for anyone to see.
Reports the collected data to the Legislature regularly.
Formats the data into spreadsheets that can be requested under California's Public Records Act.

Who It Names or Affects

Courts must send monthly information about evictions to the Judicial Council.
The public and lawmakers will have access to this eviction data online.

Terms To Know

Judicial Council: A group that oversees California's court system.
Unlawful detainer cases: Legal actions taken by landlords to evict tenants from rental properties.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the data will be used or what actions might follow its publication.
It is unclear if this law will affect all types of eviction cases equally across different areas in California.

Bill History

2026-06-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-08 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-20 California Legislative Information
April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-10 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3757.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-23 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-03-18 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 7.
2026-02-26 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1160, as amended, Durazo.
Judicial Council: eviction data reporting.
Existing law, the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act, requires legal counsel to be appointed to represent low-income parties in civil matters involving critical issues affecting basic human needs in courts selected by the Judicial Council. The act requires the Judicial Council to develop one or more programs to provide competitive grants to provide legal counsel to low-income persons who require legal services in specific types of civil matters, including, among others, housing-related matters, probate conservatorships, guardianships, and domestic violence and civil harassment restraining orders. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to consider various factors, including, among others, the unmet need for legal services in the geographic area to be served, in selecting and renewing participating programs. Existing law requires program applicants to, among other things, describe how
the program would be administered and the means by which the program would serve the particular needs of the community, such as by providing representation to limited-English-speaking clients.
This bill would
require the Judicial Council to collect data on evictions, as specified, make that data publicly available online, and report that data to the Legislature. The bill would also
require courts to provide the Judicial Council, every month, with information regarding unlawful detainer cases, as specified, aggregated by ZIP Code. The bill would require the Judicial Council to
make that information available through a spreadsheet that may be requested through a California Public Records Act request.
format the
information every 4 months into an electronic spreadsheet and post the spreadsheet on its internet website.

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