Existing law provides that in any case in which a person is arrested for a misdemeanor violation of a protective court order involving domestic violence, as defined, or arrested for a misdemeanor pursuant to a policy relating to domestic violence, the person shall be taken before a magistrate rather than being released, unless the arresting officer determines that there is not a reasonable likelihood that the offense will continue or resume or that the safety of persons or property would be imminently endangered by release of the person arrested. Existing law requires that before any person who has been arrested for commission of certain crimes, including specified domestic violence offenses, stalking, and criminal threats, is released on bail in an amount other than that specified in the schedule of bail or is released on his or her own recognizance, a hearing be held at which the court shall consider certain enumerated factors including the potential danger the detained person poses to other persons.
Existing law provides that in any case in which a person is arrested for a misdemeanor violation of a protective court order involving domestic violence, as defined, or arrested for a misdemeanor pursuant to a policy relating to domestic violence, the person shall be taken before a magistrate rather than being released, unless the arresting officer determines that there is not a reasonable likelihood that the offense will continue or resume or that the safety of persons or property would be imminently endangered by release of the person arrested. Existing law requires that before any person who has been arrested for commission of certain crimes, including specified domestic violence offenses, stalking, and criminal threats, is released on bail in an amount other than that specified in the schedule of bail or is released on his or her own recognizance, a hearing be held at which the court shall consider certain enumerated factors including the potential danger the detained person poses to other persons.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 688 ENG Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass. — pass (pass) · upper
Special Consent #10 AB688 Eng — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — pass (pass) · lower
AB 688 ENG Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
Special Consent #15 AB688 Eng By Benoit — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Eng — primary (person)
Benoit — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2009-02-26 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2009-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
2009-03-23 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2009-04-15 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-04-30 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-05-04 Read second time. To Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2009-05-11 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1365.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-05-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2009-05-21 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2009-06-08 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
2009-06-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-06-17 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-06-22 Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
2009-06-24 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1429.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-06-24 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2009-07-06 Ordered returned to Senate.
2009-07-06 In Senate. Held at Desk.
2009-08-17 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. reading-3, passage
2009-08-17 Read third time, amended. To second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2009-08-18 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-08-20 Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
2009-08-24 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1928.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-08-25 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2009-08-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2744.) amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2009-09-02 Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.
2009-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2009-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 465, Statutes of 2009.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/87c32e3a-b74c-4622-ba1c-1cc2bca4c18a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).