--- type: "Bill" title: "Domestic violence: probation: fee." description: "Existing law requires, if a person is granted probation for a domestic violence crime, that the terms of the probation include a minimum period of probation of 36 months, a criminal court protective order protecting the victim from further acts of violence or harassment, and a minimum payment by the defendant of $400 for state and local domestic violence programs, among other things. Existing law specifies that the court may reduce or waive the $400 fee if, after a hearing, the court finds that the defendant does not have the ability to pay." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20112012" identifier: "AB 2094" citation: "California AB 2094 (20112012)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Domestic violence: probation: fee."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Butler"] version_count: 6 action_count: 25 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2012-02-23" last_action: "2012-09-24" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b7c4c36-8909-4f2d-a05d-9710c9a0c491" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2094" source_hash: "765563a6eccef7e93c6414aa0ec9f2798069c8c03717738dc5bbbbe837878c3c" 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 2094 (20112012) — Domestic violence: probation: fee. Existing law requires, if a person is granted probation for a domestic violence crime, that the terms of the probation include a minimum period of probation of 36 months, a criminal court protective order protecting the victim from further acts of violence or harassment, and a minimum payment by the defendant of $400 for state and local domestic violence programs, among other things. Existing law specifies that the court may reduce or waive the $400 fee if, after a hearing, the court finds that the defendant does not have the ability to pay. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/23/12 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2094&version=20110AB209499INT) 2. **04/24/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2094&version=20110AB209498AMD) 3. **07/02/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2094&version=20110AB209497AMD) 4. **09/24/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2094&version=20110AB209495CHP) 5. **AB2094** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2094) 6. **08/16/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2094&version=20110AB209496ENR) ## Votes - AB 2094 BUTLER Assembly Third Reading — **74–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **6–0** (pass) · lower - Special Consent #15 AB2094 Butler By Rubio — **36–0** (pass) · upper - AB 2094 BUTLER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **78–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass. — **6–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Butler — primary (person) - Rubio — coauthor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2012-02-23** Read first time. To print. `reading-1` - **2012-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25. - **2012-03-08** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee` - **2012-03-27** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - **2012-04-10** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - **2012-04-23** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 17). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2012-04-24** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2012-04-25** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee` - **2012-05-03** Withdrawn from committee. - **2012-05-03** Ordered to second reading. - **2012-05-07** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2012-05-10** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4775.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2012-05-10** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1` - **2012-05-24** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee` - **2012-06-12** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 12). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2012-06-13** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2012-07-02** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2012-07-03** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2012-07-05** Ordered to special consent calendar. - **2012-07-06** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4321.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2012-08-06** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. - **2012-08-13** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5880.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2012-08-20** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m. - **2012-09-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2012-09-24** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 511, Statutes of 2012. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b7c4c36-8909-4f2d-a05d-9710c9a0c491`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).