Existing law authorizes a court with jurisdiction over a criminal matter to issue specified protective orders upon a good cause belief that harm to, or intimidation or dissuasion of, a victim or witness has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur, including an order protecting a victim of violent crime from all contact by the defendant. The violation of a restraining order issued pursuant to these provisions is a crime.
California AB 1850 (20132014) — Restraining orders.
Existing law authorizes a court with jurisdiction over a criminal matter to issue specified protective orders upon a good cause belief that harm to, or intimidation or dissuasion of, a victim or witness has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur, including an order protecting a victim of violent crime from all contact by the defendant. The violation of a restraining order issued pursuant to these provisions is a crime.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1850 WALDRON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1850 WALDRON Assembly Third Reading — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Waldron — primary (person)
Gonzalez — coauthor (person)
Skinner — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2014-02-27 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-03-17 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-03-18 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-03-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-04-09 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-04-10 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-05 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4749.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4829.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-08 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-05-22 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-05-28 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-06-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-23 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-06-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-11 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4500.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-14 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-08-19 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6176.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-02 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2014-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 673, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c13eb6eb-9017-49a1-b21c-c4c7dd6fc5e4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).