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SB 459 California Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Domestic violence: restraining orders.

Summary
Existing law allows a civil court, after notice and a hearing, to issue an order to enjoin a person from, among other things, attacking, stalking, or threatening another person. Under existing law, the protective order may be valid for up to 5 years, as determined by the court, and may be renewed for 5 or more years, or permanently, at the discretion of the court. This bill would require the Judicial Council, on or before January 1, 2025, to create one or more specific forms for the purpose of requesting a modification of an existing restraining order.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jul 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Assembly Passage
Sep 2023
Signed into Law
Oct 2023
Introduced Feb 13, 2023 Signed Oct 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2023 · Assembly Sep 7, 2023

How they voted

38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 18, 2023
D Democratic31
29 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican9
9 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
12
Committee
5
Amendments
8
Oct 13, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2600.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 7, 2023
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Sep 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2990.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Aug 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and amended.
lower
Jul 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 12).
lower
Jun 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 20).
lower
May 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1103.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
upper
May 1, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB S.
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 893.) (April 25).
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB S.
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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