Existing law relating to legal proceedings generally provides that a person does not have a privilege to refuse to disclose any matter or produce any writing, object, or other thing. However, a victim of domestic violence has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the victim and a domestic violence counselor. Existing law requires the domestic violence counselor who received or made a communication subject to this privilege to claim the privilege whenever he or she is present when the communication is sought to be disclosed. Existing law defines "domestic violence counselor" to mean a specified person who is employed at a domestic violence victim service organization. Existing law defines "domestic violence victim service organization" to mean a nongovernmental organization or entity that provides shelter, programs, or services to victims of domestic violence and their children, as specified.
Existing law relating to legal proceedings generally provides that a person does not have a privilege to refuse to disclose any matter or produce any writing, object, or other thing. However, a victim of domestic violence has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the victim and a domestic violence counselor. Existing law requires the domestic violence counselor who received or made a communication subject to this privilege to claim the privilege whenever he or she is present when the communication is sought to be disclosed. Existing law defines "domestic violence counselor" to mean a specified person who is employed at a domestic violence victim service organization. Existing law defines "domestic violence victim service organization" to mean a nongovernmental organization or entity that provides shelter, programs, or services to victims of domestic violence and their children, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 331 Jackson Consent Calendar Second Day — 67–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Jackson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2017-02-23 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD. referral-committee
2017-03-02 Set for hearing March 21.
2017-03-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 430.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-04-13 Set for hearing May 2.
2017-04-27 May 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2017-05-01 Set for hearing May 9.
2017-05-11 From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1020.) (May 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-05-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2017-05-15 Published May 15 at 2 p.m.
2017-05-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1148.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-23 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-06-01 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S. referral-committee
2017-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-07-12 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-07-13 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2017-07-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 2634.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-07-20 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2017-07-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.
2017-08-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-08-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 178, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/26b5fc9b-6bb5-4df1-8c59-11ab0654c381. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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