California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 536 — Domestic violence: protective orders.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 73, Statutes of 2015.

  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 23, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · 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.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Domestic Violence Protection Act authorizes a judicial officer to issue a protective order after notice and a hearing for the purpose of preventing acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and ensuring a period of separation of the persons involved in the domestic violence. The act defines domestic violence as abuse perpetrated against specified persons, and further defines abuse within that context. Existing law authorizes the court to issue a mutual order enjoining the parties from specific acts of abuse if both parties personally appear, each party presents written evidence of abuse or domestic violence, and the court makes detailed findings of fact indicating that both parties acted as a primary aggressor and that neither party acted primarily in self-defense. This bill would require each party to present written evidence of abuse or domestic violence on an application for relief using a mandatory Judicial Council restraining order application form, and would specify, for these purposes, written evidence of abuse or domestic violence in a responsive pleading does not satisfy the party's obligation to present written evidence of abuse or domestic violence. The bill would require the Judicial Council, by July 1, 2016, to modify forms as necessary to provide notice of this information.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 73, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1619.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  7. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1223.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Read second time and amended.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 7).

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  18. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 3000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Allen — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 536 BLOOM Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67003
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Holden — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 536 do?
The Domestic Violence Protection Act authorizes a judicial officer to issue a protective order after notice and a hearing for the purpose of preventing acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and ensuring a period of separation of the persons involved in the domestic violence. The act defines domestic violence as abuse perpetrated against specified persons, and further defines abuse within that context. Existing law authorizes the court to issue a mutual order enjoining the parties from specific acts of abuse if both parties personally appear, each party presents written evidence of abuse or domestic violence, and the court makes detailed findings of fact indicating that both parties acted as a primary aggressor and that neither party acted primarily in self-defense. This bill would require each party to present written evidence of abuse or domestic violence on an application for relief using a mandatory Judicial Council restraining order application form, and would specify, for these purposes, written evidence of abuse or domestic violence in a responsive pleading does not satisfy the party's obligation to present written evidence of abuse or domestic violence. The bill would require the Judicial Council, by July 1, 2016, to modify forms as necessary to provide notice of this information.
Who sponsors AB 536?
AB 536 is sponsored by Bloom.
What is the current status of AB 536?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 536?
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