CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1261Introduced by Assembly Member BontaFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 5 of the Civil Code, relating to civil law.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1261, as introduced, Bonta. Civil law.Existing law provides for the construction of the Civil Code, as specified.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5 of the Civil Code is amended to read:5. The provisions of this Code, code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes or the common law, must shall be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1261Introduced by Assembly Member BontaFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 5 of the Civil Code, relating to civil law.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1261, as introduced, Bonta. Civil law.Existing law provides for the construction of the Civil Code, as specified.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1261
Introduced by Assembly Member BontaFebruary 21, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta
February 21, 2025
An act to amend Section 5 of the Civil Code, relating to civil law.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1261, as introduced, Bonta. Civil law.
Existing law provides for the construction of the Civil Code, as specified.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Existing law provides for the construction of the Civil Code, as specified.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5 of the Civil Code is amended to read:5. The provisions of this Code, code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes or the common law, must shall be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5 of the Civil Code is amended to read:5. The provisions of this Code, code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes or the common law, must shall be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.
SECTION 1. Section 5 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
5. The provisions of this Code, code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes or the common law, must shall be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.
5. The provisions of this Code, code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes or the common law, must shall be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.
5. The provisions of this Code, code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes or the common law, must shall be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.
5. The provisions of this Code, code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes or the common law, must shall be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.