Family law: protective orders: wireless telephone numbers.
Existing law authorizes a court to issue an ex parte protective order enjoining a party from engaging in specified acts against another party, including, among other things, threatening or harassing that party. Existing law also authorizes a court to include these protective orders and other orders in a judgment entered in specified proceedings, including, among others, a proceeding for the dissolution of marriage. A violation of these court orders constitutes contempt of court, which is punishable as a misdemeanor.
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AB 1407
California AB 1407 (20152016)
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Family law: protective orders: wireless telephone numbers.
California AB 1407 (20152016) — Family law: protective orders: wireless telephone numbers.
Existing law authorizes a court to issue an ex parte protective order enjoining a party from engaging in specified acts against another party, including, among other things, threatening or harassing that party. Existing law also authorizes a court to include these protective orders and other orders in a judgment entered in specified proceedings, including, among others, a proceeding for the dissolution of marriage. A violation of these court orders constitutes contempt of court, which is punishable as a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1407 ATKINS Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1407 ATKINS Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Atkins — primary (person)
Chu — coauthor (person)
Chávez — coauthor (person)
Cooper — coauthor (person)
Cristina Garcia — coauthor (person)
Dodd — coauthor (person)
Eduardo Garcia — coauthor (person)
Maienschein — coauthor (person)
Pan — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-26 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2015-04-13 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-14 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2015-04-15 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2015-04-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-23 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2015-04-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 28). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-04-30 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-04 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2015-05-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-05-22 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2015-05-27 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-28 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1817.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-06-11 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2015-07-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-07-06 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-08-17 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2015-08-18 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2119.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-20 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2015-08-24 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2563.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2015-10-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 415, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/72afb43c-040f-4c51-83b6-e2738fba4408. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).