California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 681 — Spousal support.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 455, Statutes of 2013.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires a court to consider specified factors in awarding spousal support, including documented evidence of any history of domestic violence, as defined, between the parties. This bill would require a court to also consider as a factor domestic violence perpetrated by either party against either party's child, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 455, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2791.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  6. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1886.).

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 2).

  11. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  13. Withdrawn from committee.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  15. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  16. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 11. Page 882.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (April 2).

  21. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Melendez · Primary
  • Skinner · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Melendez

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 681 MELENDEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Holden — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Conway — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Medina — Yea
Pan — Yea
Fong — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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amendments be concurred in.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chau — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading AB681 Melendez By Walters

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
De León — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Monning — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 681 MELENDEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 11 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 481109
Democratic 7000
Republican 3001
Total 5811010
% of votes cast 73%14%0%13%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Nay
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Daly — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Nay
Bocanegra — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Nazarian — Nay
Chau — Yea
Stone — Nay
Chávez — Yea
Bonilla — Nay
Mitchell — Nay
Nestande — Yea
John A. Pérez — Not Voting
Alejo — Nay
Bigelow — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Nay
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Nay
Torres — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Nay
Wilk — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Atkins — Not Voting
Chesbro — Not Voting
Fox — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 4 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4102
Total 4102
% of votes cast 57%14%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Skinner — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mitchell — Nay
Ammiano — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 681 do?
Existing law requires a court to consider specified factors in awarding spousal support, including documented evidence of any history of domestic violence, as defined, between the parties. This bill would require a court to also consider as a factor domestic violence perpetrated by either party against either party's child, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 681?
AB 681 is sponsored by Melendez and Skinner.
What is the current status of AB 681?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
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