SB 545 California Senate · 2013-2014 Regular Session

Name change: minors.

Summary
Existing law provides that if a petition for a change of name alleges a specified reason or circumstance and the petitioner is a participant in a specified address confidentiality program, the action for a change of name is exempt from the publication requirement. This bill would provide that in order for the action for a change of name to be exempt from the publication requirement, the petitioner would also be required to establish that the name he or she is seeking to acquire is on file with the Secretary of State.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Jun 2014
Senate Passage
Jan 2014
Assembly Passage
Jun 2014
Signed into Law
Jun 2014
Introduced Feb 22, 2013 Signed Jun 25, 2014
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2014 · Assembly Jun 16, 2014

How they voted

33–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 39
Jan 23, 2014
D Democratic28
25 Yea 3
89% Yea
R Republican11
8 Yea 3
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jun 25, 2014
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 16, 2014
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (75-0-2)
assembly
Jun 10, 2014
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 10).
lower
Apr 24, 2014
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Jan 23, 2014
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0-6)
senate
Jan 21, 2014
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 2599.) (January 14).
upper
Jan 6, 2014
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Apr 1, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Mar 11, 2013
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Feb 22, 2013
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Joel Anderson
Joel Anderson
RRepublican
CA
38