https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/09/04/homebuyer-contract-bill-heads-to-governors-desk-2/ > A bill limiting homebuyer contracts to three months passed the state Legislature last week and is on its way to the governor’s desk. > If Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signs it, the measure would take effect Jan. 1, making California one of at least 28 states with laws requiring home shoppers to have a buyer-representation agreement with their agents, according to the California Association of Realtors, which sponsored the measure.