---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protective orders: enforcement."
description: "This bill would eliminate the requirement of residence with the plaintiff."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 1596"
citation: "California AB 1596 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Protective orders: enforcement."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hayashi"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 35
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2010-01-04"
last_action: "2010-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6228bb7a-2102-4429-9855-6c71710e5e67"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1596"
source_hash: "8b059a8bd155a7a0079a71e8f08abb5b8a3830bc4dbb83e5b0b7ea3e721c179c"
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 1596 (20092010) — Protective orders: enforcement.

This bill would eliminate the requirement of residence with the plaintiff.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/04/10 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1596&version=20090AB159699INT)
2. **03/04/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1596&version=20090AB159698AMD)
3. **03/23/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1596&version=20090AB159697AMD)
4. **05/19/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1596&version=20090AB159696AMD)
5. **06/23/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1596&version=20090AB159695AMD)
6. **08/05/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1596&version=20090AB159694AMD)
7. **09/30/10 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1596&version=20090AB159692CHP)
8. **AB1596** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1596)
9. **08/24/10 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1596&version=20090AB159693ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #31 AB1596 Hayashi By Hancock — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1596 HAYASHI Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1596 HAYASHI Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hayashi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-04** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2010-01-05** From printer. May be heard in committee February 4.
- **2010-01-14** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-01** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2010-03-04** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2010-03-04** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-03-08** Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 16). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-03-23** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-03-24** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-25** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2010-03-25** To second reading.
- **2010-04-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-04-08** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4547.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-04-08** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2010-04-29** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-19** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-05-20** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2010-05-20** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-27** Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-23** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 22). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-06-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-06-24** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2010-08-02** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2010-08-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-05** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-09** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-12** Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2010-08-18** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4604.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-18** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2010-08-19** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6373.)
- **2010-08-19** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6380.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-08-26** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
- **2010-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2010-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 572, Statutes of 2010.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6228bb7a-2102-4429-9855-6c71710e5e67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).