Bill Text: CA SB961 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Obligations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-16 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB961 Detail]

Download: California-2021-SB961-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 961

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Introduced by Senator Melendez

February 09, 2022

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An act to amend Section 1427 of the Civil Code, relating to civil law.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 961, as introduced, Melendez. Obligations.

Existing law establishes legal obligations arising from contracts between parties or by operation of law. Under existing law, an obligation is a legal duty on a person, as specified.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 1427 of the Civil Code is amended to read:

1427.

 An obligation is a legal duty, duty by which a person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing.