California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2185 — Civil actions: appointment of guardian ad litem.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 817, Statutes of 2018.

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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 12, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • 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

Existing law authorizes a court to appoint a guardian ad litem to appear in a proceeding on behalf of a party who is a minor, a person who lacks legal capacity to make decisions, or a person for whom a conservator has been appointed, and establishes procedures for the appointed of a guardian ad litem. Existing law requires the title of the complaint in a civil action to include the names of all parties to the action. This bill would authorize a court to permit a guardian ad litem to be appointed and appear under a pseudonym if the guardian ad litem establishes facts and circumstances that demonstrate an overriding interest in preserving his or her anonymity. The bill would require the court to make specified findings in granting that permission. If a guardian ad litem is permitted to appear under a pseudonym, the bill would require all court decisions, orders, petitions, and other documents to be written in a manner that protects the name and personal identifying information of the guardian ad litem from public disclosure, except to the extent the information is necessary to permit a party to prosecute, defend, or resolve the action. The bill would give the court discretion to reconsider its decision.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 817, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 2. Page 6869.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 5825.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 3).

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

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

  13. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 6. Page 5238.)

  16. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5203.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 17).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  23. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chiu · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Chiu

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2185 CHIU Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55201
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 77201
% of votes cast 96%3%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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
Gabriel, Jesse 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 Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2185 Chiu By Monning

Passed 29 Yea · 7 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24704
Democratic 5000
Total 29704
% of votes cast 73%18%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Allen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Chang — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Democratic 2000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea

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AB 2185 CHIU Assembly Third Reading

Passed 61 Yea · 6 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43509
Democratic 14001
Republican 4101
Total 616011
% of votes cast 78%8%0%14%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Chu — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Medina — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Harper — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Steinorth — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6200
Democratic 2000
Total 8200
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2185 do?
Existing law authorizes a court to appoint a guardian ad litem to appear in a proceeding on behalf of a party who is a minor, a person who lacks legal capacity to make decisions, or a person for whom a conservator has been appointed, and establishes procedures for the appointed of a guardian ad litem. Existing law requires the title of the complaint in a civil action to include the names of all parties to the action. This bill would authorize a court to permit a guardian ad litem to be appointed and appear under a pseudonym if the guardian ad litem establishes facts and circumstances that demonstrate an overriding interest in preserving his or her anonymity. The bill would require the court to make specified findings in granting that permission. If a guardian ad litem is permitted to appear under a pseudonym, the bill would require all court decisions, orders, petitions, and other documents to be written in a manner that protects the name and personal identifying information of the guardian ad litem from public disclosure, except to the extent the information is necessary to permit a party to prosecute, defend, or resolve the action. The bill would give the court discretion to reconsider its decision.
Who sponsors AB 2185?
AB 2185 is sponsored by Chiu.
What is the current status of AB 2185?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2185?
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