By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌, CBM Newswire, The Observer

Authored by Assemblymembers Ash Kalra (D–San Jose) and Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D–Los Angeles), Assembly Bill (AB) 1157 — known as the Affordable Rent Act — failed last week to advance out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, marking the second consecutive year the rent control proposal has been halted in the Legislature.

The bill received four “yes” votes from Democrats and three “no” votes from Republican members, while five other Democrats on the committee abstained. The legislation required seven votes to advance out of committee.

Had AB 1157 passed, the bill would have expanded tenant protections under the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019, also known as AB 1482.