Existing law authorizes a court to issue specified protective orders upon a good cause belief that harm to, or intimidation or dissuasion of, a victim has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur. Existing law requires the court to consider issuing those protective orders in cases in which the defendant is charged with a crime of domestic violence. Existing law provides that in determining whether good cause exists to issue those orders in domestic violence cases, the court may consider the underlying nature of the offense charged and information provided to the court pursuant to a criminal history search, as specified. Existing law also requires the court, in cases in which the defendant was convicted of a crime of domestic violence, to consider issuing an order restraining the defendant from any contact with the victim for a period of up to 10 years. For the purposes of these provisions, domestic violence includes abuse committed against an adult or a minor who is a spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant, or person with whom the suspect has had a child or is having or has had a dating or engagement relationship. The violation of a restraining order issued pursuant to these provisions is a crime.
California SB 910 (20132014) — Domestic violence: restraining orders.
Existing law authorizes a court to issue specified protective orders upon a good cause belief that harm to, or intimidation or dissuasion of, a victim has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur. Existing law requires the court to consider issuing those protective orders in cases in which the defendant is charged with a crime of domestic violence. Existing law provides that in determining whether good cause exists to issue those orders in domestic violence cases, the court may consider the underlying nature of the offense charged and information provided to the court pursuant to a criminal history search, as specified. Existing law also requires the court, in cases in which the defendant was convicted of a crime of domestic violence, to consider issuing an order restraining the defendant from any contact with the victim for a period of up to 10 years. For the purposes of these provisions, domestic violence includes abuse committed against an adult or a minor who is a spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant, or person with whom the suspect has had a child or is having or has had a dating or engagement relationship. 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.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB910 Pavley Concurrence — 31–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
SB 910 Pavley Senate Third Reading By WALDRON — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Pavley — primary (person)
Anderson — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-01-23 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-01-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.
2014-02-06 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-03-11 Set for hearing April 1.
2014-03-24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3019.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-04-11 Set for hearing April 28.
2014-04-28 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-04-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3323.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-05-12 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-18 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-06-19 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-06-26 From consent calendar.
2014-06-26 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-18 Read third time and amended. (Page 6119.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6216.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-20 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-21 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 4686.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2014-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 638, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/df46b6aa-2fcc-43ca-a3dd-2998b9890d95. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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