---
type: "Bill"
title: "Domestic violence: ex parte orders."
description: "Domestic violence: ex parte orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2553"
citation: "California AB 2553 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Domestic violence: ex parte orders."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Solorio"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2008-02-22"
last_action: "2008-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e8756eb-ada8-4318-8127-e079cfdf1bbb"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2553"
source_hash: "28266b5f32f7704e913298906aa485516f6e7ef366c0398362410130b16890f0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2553 (20072008) — Domestic violence: ex parte orders.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/22/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2553&version=20070AB255399INT)
2. **04/09/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2553&version=20070AB255398AMD)
3. **04/29/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2553&version=20070AB255397AMD)
4. **08/04/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2553&version=20070AB255395CHP)
5. **AB2553** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2553)
6. **07/16/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2553&version=20070AB255396ENR)

## Votes

- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2553 Solorio By Yee — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2553 SOLORIO Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Solorio — primary (person)
- Ma — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2008-02-22** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2008-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2008-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2008-03-06** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-01** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-04-08** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 8). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-09** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-04-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-28** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 23). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-29** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-01** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4930.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-01** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-30** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-07-01** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-14** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 10. Page 4705.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-14** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2008-07-22** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2008-08-04** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-04** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 263, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e8756eb-ada8-4318-8127-e079cfdf1bbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).