California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 365 — Child custody proceedings: testimony by electronic means.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 69, Statutes of 2015.

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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 17, 2015. 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.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the court in a child custody proceeding to permit testimony by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means when a witness or party resides in another state. Existing law also requires a court to permit a party to present testimony and participate in court-ordered child custody mediation by electronic means when the party's military deployment has a material effect on his or her ability to appear in person, to the extent that this technology is reasonably available to the court and protects the due process rights of all parties. This bill would require the court to allow a party whose deportation or detention by the federal Department of Homeland Security materially effects his or her ability to appear in person at a child custody proceeding to present testimony and evidence and participate in mandatory child custody mediation by electronic means, including telephone, video teleconferencing, or other means, to the extent that this technology is reasonably available to the court and protects the due process rights of all parties.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 69, 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 38. Noes 0. Page 1614.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (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 73. Noes 1. Page 1101.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 15).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

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

3rd Reading AB365 Cristina Garcia By Vidak Motions

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Democratic 3000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Lara — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 365 GARCIA, C. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 1 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64105
Democratic 4000
Republican 5001
Total 73106
% of votes cast 91%1%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Campos — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Linder — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 12001
Republican 2000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 365 do?
Existing law authorizes the court in a child custody proceeding to permit testimony by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means when a witness or party resides in another state. Existing law also requires a court to permit a party to present testimony and participate in court-ordered child custody mediation by electronic means when the party's military deployment has a material effect on his or her ability to appear in person, to the extent that this technology is reasonably available to the court and protects the due process rights of all parties. This bill would require the court to allow a party whose deportation or detention by the federal Department of Homeland Security materially effects his or her ability to appear in person at a child custody proceeding to present testimony and evidence and participate in mandatory child custody mediation by electronic means, including telephone, video teleconferencing, or other means, to the extent that this technology is reasonably available to the court and protects the due process rights of all parties.
Who sponsors AB 365?
AB 365 is sponsored by Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 365?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 365?
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