SB 459 is sponsored by Cervantes, Sabrina (Democratic) and Rubio, Susan (Democratic).

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California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 459 — Domestic violence: restraining orders.

Last action October 13, 2023 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 874, Statutes of 2023.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on October 13, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · 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.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law allows a civil court, after notice and a hearing, to issue an order to enjoin a person from, among other things, attacking, stalking, or threatening another person. Under existing law, the protective order may be valid for up to 5 years, as determined by the court, and may be renewed for 5 or more years, or permanently, at the discretion of the court. This bill would require the Judicial Council, on or before January 1, 2025, to create one or more specific forms for the purpose of requesting a modification of an existing restraining order.

Bill Text

Chaptered 10/13/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 13, 2023
Enrolled 09/13/23 - Enrolled pdf September 13, 2023
Amended 08/31/23 - Amended Assembly pdf August 31, 2023
Amended 06/21/23 - Amended Assembly pdf June 21, 2023
Amended 04/27/23 - Amended Senate pdf April 27, 2023
Amended 04/17/23 - Amended Senate pdf April 17, 2023
Introduced 02/13/23 - Introduced pdf February 13, 2023
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Action History

October 13, 2023
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 874, Statutes of 2023.
October 13, 2023
Approved by the Governor.
September 15, 2023
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
September 11, 2023
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2600.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
September 07, 2023
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
September 07, 2023
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2990.) Ordered to the Senate.
August 31, 2023
Ordered to third reading.
August 31, 2023
Read third time and amended.
August 17, 2023
Ordered to third reading.
August 17, 2023
From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Blanca Rubio.
July 13, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
July 12, 2023
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 12).
June 21, 2023
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 20, 2023
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 20).
June 12, 2023
June 13 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
May 26, 2023
Referred to Com. on JUD.
May 18, 2023
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 18, 2023
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1103.) Ordered to the Assembly.
May 16, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
May 15, 2023
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
May 05, 2023
Set for hearing May 15.
May 01, 2023
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May 01, 2023
Withdrawn from committee.
April 27, 2023
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB S.
April 26, 2023
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 893.) (April 25).
April 17, 2023
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
April 13, 2023
Set for hearing April 25.
April 12, 2023
April 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
April 11, 2023
Set for hearing April 18.
February 22, 2023
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB S.
February 14, 2023
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
February 13, 2023
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Rubio, Susan Democratic

Co-sponsors (1)

Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic

Not signed on (120)

120 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

Unfinished Business SB459 Rubio et al. Concurrence

September 11, 2023

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	0
Democratic	21	0	0	1
Republican	7	0	0	0
Total	39	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Roth	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Min	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Dodd	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Not Voting
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

SB 459 Rubio Senate Third Reading By Gabriel

September 07, 2023

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	47	0	0	0
Republican	13	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	19	0	0	1
Total	79	0	0	1
% of votes cast	99%	0%	0%	1%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Villapudua	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Holden	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Jim Patterson	—	Yea
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

July 12, 2023

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	0	0	1
Republican	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	3	0	0	0
Total	15	0	0	1
% of votes cast	94%	0%	0%	6%

How each member voted (16)

Member	Party	Vote
Holden	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Not Voting
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

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

June 20, 2023

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	1	0	0	1
Democratic	7	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Total	10	0	0	1
% of votes cast	91%	0%	0%	9%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Essayli	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Consent Calendar SB459 Rubio et al.

May 18, 2023

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	10	0	0	1
Democratic	21	0	0	1
Republican	7	0	0	0
Total	38	0	0	2
% of votes cast	95%	0%	0%	5%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Roth	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Min	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Dodd	—	Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Not Voting
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

April 25, 2023

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Democratic	8	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	11	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Min	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety civil-rights

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 459 do?: Existing law allows a civil court, after notice and a hearing, to issue an order to enjoin a person from, among other things, attacking, stalking, or threatening another person. Under existing law, the protective order may be valid for up to 5 years, as determined by the court, and may be renewed for 5 or more years, or permanently, at the discretion of the court. This bill would require the Judicial Council, on or before January 1, 2025, to create one or more specific forms for the purpose of requesting a modification of an existing restraining order.
Who sponsors SB 459?: SB 459 is sponsored by Cervantes, Sabrina (Democratic) and Rubio, Susan (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 459?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2023. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 459
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 13, 2023
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Rubio, Susan

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