---
type: "Bill"
title: "Spousal support: modifications."
description: "Existing law, until January 1, 2014, provided that in a proceeding in which a spousal support order exists or in which the court has retained jurisdiction over a spousal support order, if a companion child support order is in effect, the termination of child support constitutes a change of circumstances that may be the basis for a request for modification of spousal support, except as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2014, required that a motion to modify spousal support based on that change of circumstances be filed within 6 months of the termination of the child support order."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "AB 414"
citation: "California AB 414 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Spousal support: modifications."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fox"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9617e7d1-28df-4d8d-b710-dbaa8bbadbf6"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB414"
source_hash: "87cdfffb3a39ead92b10c9033e6d87ed2498fb584e1e29965032803af079d69f"
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 414 (20132014) — Spousal support: modifications.

Existing law, until January 1, 2014, provided that in a proceeding in which a spousal support order exists or in which the court has retained jurisdiction over a spousal support order, if a companion child support order is in effect, the termination of child support constitutes a change of circumstances that may be the basis for a request for modification of spousal support, except as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2014, required that a motion to modify spousal support based on that change of circumstances be filed within 6 months of the termination of the child support order.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/15/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB414&version=20130AB41499INT)
2. **01/06/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB414&version=20130AB41498AMD)
3. **01/15/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB414&version=20130AB41497AMD)
4. **03/28/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB414&version=20130AB41496AMD)
5. **05/15/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB414&version=20130AB41495AMD)
6. **06/16/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB414&version=20130AB41494AMD)
7. **08/04/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB414&version=20130AB41493AMD)
8. **08/15/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB414&version=20130AB41491CHP)
9. **AB414** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB414)
10. **08/12/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB414&version=20130AB41492ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 414 FOX Concurrence - Urgency Added — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 414 FOX Consent Calendar Second Day — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB414 Fox By Jackson Urgency Clause — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fox — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-15** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2013-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **2013-02-28** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-02** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2014-01-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-01-07** Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-14** From committee: Do pass as amended. To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-01-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-01-16** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-01-21** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3637.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-01-21** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2014-02-06** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-05-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-06-15** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-16** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-04** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-08-07** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4374.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-08-07** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2014-08-11** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5944.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-12** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2014-08-15** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 202, Statutes of 2014.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9617e7d1-28df-4d8d-b710-dbaa8bbadbf6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).