Existing law generally punishes the willful disobedience of a court order as contempt of court by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not exceeding 6 months, a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both that imprisonment and fine. Existing law makes the willful and knowing violation of specified protective orders or stay-away court orders punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both that imprisonment and fine for a first offense, and makes a 2nd or subsequent conviction for a violation of these specified protective orders or stay-away court orders occurring within 7 years of a prior conviction and involving an act of violence or credible threat of violence punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony. If probation is granted upon conviction of a willful and knowing violation of these specified protective orders or stay-away court orders, existing law requires the court to impose a minimum period of probation of 36 months, a criminal protective order protecting the victim from further acts of violence, threats, stalking, sexual abuse, and harassment, a minimum fine of $500, successful completion of a batterer's program, and a specified amount of appropriate community service, among other requirements.
California SB 883 (20152016) — Domestic violence: protective orders.
Existing law generally punishes the willful disobedience of a court order as contempt of court by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not exceeding 6 months, a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both that imprisonment and fine. Existing law makes the willful and knowing violation of specified protective orders or stay-away court orders punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both that imprisonment and fine for a first offense, and makes a 2nd or subsequent conviction for a violation of these specified protective orders or stay-away court orders occurring within 7 years of a prior conviction and involving an act of violence or credible threat of violence punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony. If probation is granted upon conviction of a willful and knowing violation of these specified protective orders or stay-away court orders, existing law requires the court to impose a minimum period of probation of 36 months, a criminal protective order protecting the victim from further acts of violence, threats, stalking, sexual abuse, and harassment, a minimum fine of $500, successful completion of a batterer's program, and a specified amount of appropriate community service, among other requirements.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 883 Roth Senate Third Reading By ATKINS — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Roth — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-01-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-01-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 18.
2016-01-28 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2016-02-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-03-03 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-03-15 Set for hearing April 5.
2016-03-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-03-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3395.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-08 Set for hearing April 18.
2016-04-18 April 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-05-20 Set for hearing May 27.
2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3998.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4037.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-06-06 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-06-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-29 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-30 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-04 From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Waldron.
2016-08-04 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6018.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-22 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2016-08-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
2016-09-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 342, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2b1e568a-d2f7-4063-8956-4ffcd718e153. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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