--- type: "Bill" title: "Domestic violence: protective orders." description: "Existing law provides for the issuance and enforcement of protective orders in cases involving domestic violence. Existing law provides for a Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act, which authorizes the enforcement of a valid foreign protection order in a tribunal of this state under certain conditions. Existing law establishes a Domestic Violence Restraining Order System for purposes of registering protection orders, as specified, which is administered by the Department of Justice." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20172018" identifier: "SB 204" citation: "California SB 204 (20172018)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Domestic violence: protective orders."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Dodd"] version_count: 7 action_count: 25 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2017-01-31" last_action: "2017-07-21" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e3b8f32-8fe9-43ea-b416-ea53de9a4549" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB204" source_hash: "9471c41634299a114a067463d165a09bd088a7f806ccc85d7f4d520940f277cc" 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 SB 204 (20172018) — Domestic violence: protective orders. Existing law provides for the issuance and enforcement of protective orders in cases involving domestic violence. Existing law provides for a Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act, which authorizes the enforcement of a valid foreign protection order in a tribunal of this state under certain conditions. Existing law establishes a Domestic Violence Restraining Order System for purposes of registering protection orders, as specified, which is administered by the Department of Justice. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **01/31/17 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB204&version=20170SB20499INT) 2. **04/17/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB204&version=20170SB20498AMD) 3. **06/08/17 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB204&version=20170SB20497AMD) 4. **06/20/17 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB204&version=20170SB20496AMD) 5. **07/21/17 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB204&version=20170SB20494CHP) 6. **SB204** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB204) 7. **07/11/17 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB204&version=20170SB20495ENR) ## Votes - Unfinished Business SB204 Dodd et al. Concurrence — **40–0** (pass) · upper - SB 204 Dodd Consent Calendar Second Day — **74–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **11–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Dodd — primary (person) - Chiu — principal coauthor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-01-31** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-02-01** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 3. - **2017-02-09** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee` - **2017-04-13** Set for hearing April 25. - **2017-04-17** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2017-04-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 851.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee` - **2017-05-04** Set for hearing May 15. - **2017-05-11** May 15 hearing postponed by committee. - **2017-05-16** Set for hearing May 22. - **2017-05-22** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2` - **2017-05-23** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2017-05-26** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1223.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2017-05-26** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2017-06-05** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee` - **2017-06-08** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2017-06-13** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee` - **2017-06-20** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2017-06-28** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2017-06-29** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2017-07-06** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2473.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2017-07-06** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2017-07-10** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1936.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2017-07-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m. - **2017-07-21** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2017-07-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 98, Statutes of 2017. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e3b8f32-8fe9-43ea-b416-ea53de9a4549`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).