(1) Existing law authorizes the court, in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties, to order a party to submit to an examination by a vocational training counselor to assess the party's ability to obtain certain employment, as specified. Existing law requires a vocational training counselor performing these examinations to possess specific educational and professional experiences, including, among other qualifications, a master's degree in the behavioral sciences.
California AB 2780 (20172018) — Family law: support orders.
(1) Existing law authorizes the court, in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties, to order a party to submit to an examination by a vocational training counselor to assess the party's ability to obtain certain employment, as specified. Existing law requires a vocational training counselor performing these examinations to possess specific educational and professional experiences, including, among other qualifications, a master's degree in the behavioral sciences.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2780 BLOOM Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2780 BLOOM Consent Calendar Second Day — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bloom — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
2018-03-08 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2018-04-25 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
2018-04-26 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2018-05-01 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-02 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-07 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5042.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-07 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-05-17 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2018-05-31 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2018-06-11 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-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction
2018-06-20 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-06-21 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-07-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5037.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-07-03 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2018-08-06 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6139.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-08-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2018-08-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-08-20 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 178, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/23b03b60-3302-491d-bacc-5c770106e0da. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).