(1) Existing law authorizes a court, in any contested child custody or visitation rights proceeding, to appoint a child custody evaluator to conduct a child custody evaluation, as specified, if the court determines it is in the best interests of the child. Existing law requires the child custody evaluator, if directed by the court, to file a written confidential report on his or her evaluation at least 10 days before any hearing regarding the custody of the child with the clerk of the court, as specified. Existing law requires this report to be served on the parties or their attorneys, and any other counsel appointed for the child. Existing law otherwise prohibits the disclosure of the report, except in certain probate guardianship proceedings, as specified.
California AB 1843 (20132014) — Child custody evaluations: confidentiality.
(1) Existing law authorizes a court, in any contested child custody or visitation rights proceeding, to appoint a child custody evaluator to conduct a child custody evaluation, as specified, if the court determines it is in the best interests of the child. Existing law requires the child custody evaluator, if directed by the court, to file a written confidential report on his or her evaluation at least 10 days before any hearing regarding the custody of the child with the clerk of the court, as specified. Existing law requires this report to be served on the parties or their attorneys, and any other counsel appointed for the child. Existing law otherwise prohibits the disclosure of the report, except in certain probate guardianship proceedings, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1843 JONES Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1843 JONES Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Jones — primary (person)
Gordon — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2014-03-28 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2014-03-28 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
2014-04-01 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2014-04-22 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2014-04-29 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-04-30 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4765.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-05 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-05-15 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2014-06-09 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
2014-06-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-07-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-04 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2014-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-07 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4376.). 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 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5959.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2014-08-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-08-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 283, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/521e41fc-549c-4026-9910-f4a5620ad7d0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).