AB 2338 California Assembly · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Courts: contempt orders.

Summary

Existing law requires a court to order a $1000 fine or a term of imprisonment not to exceed five days for a person adjudged in contempt of court. Existing law specifies different terms of imprisonment and community service that a court shall order for a person found in contempt of court for failure to comply with a court order pursuant to the Family Code. This bill would permit the court to grant probation or a conditional sentence, as defined, in lieu of an order for community service, imprisonment, or both, for a party found in contempt for failure to comply with a court order pursuant to the Family Code.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2020

Committee Review

Aug 2020

Assembly Passage

Jun 2020

Senate Passage

Aug 2020

Signed into Law

Sep 2020

Introduced Feb 14, 2020 Signed Sep 29, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2020 · Assembly Jun 11, 2020

How they voted

27–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 35

Aug 27, 2020

D Democratic26

26 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican9

1 Yea 8

11% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Sep 29, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Aug 27, 2020

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Aug 27, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 0. Page 4351.).

upper

Aug 8, 2020

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jul 31, 2020

Upper · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

upper

Jul 1, 2020

Committee

Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR.

upper

Jun 11, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4818.)

lower

May 27, 2020

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 27).

lower

May 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

lower

May 5, 2020

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Mar 17, 2020

Lower · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

lower

Mar 12, 2020

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

lower

Feb 24, 2020

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Feb 15, 2020

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors