Courts: data reporting.

Senator Durazo's proposal would establish new data reporting requirements for California courts handling unlawful detainer cases, directing courts to submit monthly statistics to the Judicial Council organized by ZIP code.

The measure requires courts to track and report seven specific metrics for eviction proceedings: total cases filed, representation rates for both tenants and landlords at case resolution, pretrial judgments, trial outcomes including the type of trial conducted, plaintiff-initiated dismissals, and final judgment results. This data would encompass all unlawful detainer cases filed from January 1, 2026 onward. The Judicial Council would compile these submissions into downloadable spreadsheets, published on their website every four months.

The reporting framework builds upon existing court data practices while creating a standardized approach to tracking eviction case outcomes. Under current law, the Judicial Council oversees grant programs for civil legal services but does not maintain comprehensive, ZIP code-level data on unlawful detainer proceedings. The new requirements would generate location-specific insights into case volumes, legal representation patterns, and resolution methods across California's court system.