Bill Text: CA SB1405 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 1405 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Legal obligations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-08 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1405 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB1405-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1405

Introduced by Senator Skinner

February 16, 2018

An act to amend Section 1429 of the Civil Code, relating to legal obligations.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1405, as introduced, Skinner. Legal obligations.

Existing civil law establishes rules governing the interpretation of contracts, as prescribed, and provides that other obligations are interpreted by the same rules by which statutes of a similar nature are interpreted.

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 1429 of the Civil Code is amended to read:

1429.

The rules ~~which~~ that govern the interpretation of contracts are prescribed by Part II 2 of this ~~Division.~~ division. Other obligations are interpreted by the same rules by which statutes of a similar nature are interpreted.