California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 2354 — Family law: court reporters.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, provides for the issuance of emergency protective orders and other protective orders for the prevention of domestic violence. Existing law also requires a family court to determine child custody in proceedings for dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, and legal separation of the parties, petitions for exclusive custody of a child, and proceedings under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act. Existing law requires an official reporter or official reporter pro tempore of the superior court to take down in shorthand all testimony and other information in proceedings before the court in civil cases on order of the court and at the request of a party or counsel. This bill would require the court to provide a court reporter at every hearing at which testimony is received in either a proceeding that relates to child custody or a proceeding under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 5419.)

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 25).

  9. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (March 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  13. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  14. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  15. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2354 RUBIO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 24 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 391800
Democratic 15000
Republican 0600
Total 542400
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Nay
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Fong — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9301
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 12302
% of votes cast 71%18%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Chau — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 4000
Unaffiliated 4101
Total 8101
% of votes cast 80%10%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2354 do?
Existing law, the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, provides for the issuance of emergency protective orders and other protective orders for the prevention of domestic violence. Existing law also requires a family court to determine child custody in proceedings for dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, and legal separation of the parties, petitions for exclusive custody of a child, and proceedings under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act. Existing law requires an official reporter or official reporter pro tempore of the superior court to take down in shorthand all testimony and other information in proceedings before the court in civil cases on order of the court and at the request of a party or counsel. This bill would require the court to provide a court reporter at every hearing at which testimony is received in either a proceeding that relates to child custody or a proceeding under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act.
Who sponsors AB 2354?
AB 2354 is sponsored by Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2354?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2354?
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