Bill Text: CA AB2961 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2961 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Federally recognized California Indian tribes: civil remedies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-05 - Re-referred to Com. on JUD. [AB2961 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2961

Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia

February 21, 2020

An act to amend Section 3493 of the Civil Code, relating to civil law.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2961, as introduced, Eduardo Garcia. Civil law: action for public nuisance.

Existing law establishes that a private person may maintain an action for public nuisance only if the nuisance is especially injurious to them.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 3493 of the Civil Code is amended to read:

3493.

A private person may maintain an action for a public ~~nuisance, if it~~ nuisance only if the nuisance is specially injurious to ~~himself, but not otherwise.~~ them.