Existing law prohibits a provision in a settlement agreement that prevents the disclosure of factual information related to the action in a civil action with a factual foundation establishing a cause of action for civil damages for certain enumerated sexual offenses. Existing law prohibits a court from entering an order in any of these types of civil actions that restricts disclosure of this information, as specified, and it makes a provision in a settlement agreement that prevents the disclosure of factual information related to the action, entered into on or after January 1, 2017, void as a matter of law and against public policy.
California SB 820 (20172018) — Settlement agreements: confidentiality.
Existing law prohibits a provision in a settlement agreement that prevents the disclosure of factual information related to the action in a civil action with a factual foundation establishing a cause of action for civil damages for certain enumerated sexual offenses. Existing law prohibits a court from entering an order in any of these types of civil actions that restricts disclosure of this information, as specified, and it makes a provision in a settlement agreement that prevents the disclosure of factual information related to the action, entered into on or after January 1, 2017, void as a matter of law and against public policy.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-01-03 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-01-04 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 3.
2018-01-16 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2018-04-10 Set for hearing May 1.
2018-05-02 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 4915.) (May 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-05-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-05-21 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 4212.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-21 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-18 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2018-06-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-07-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-07-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 6471.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-23 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-24 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 5688.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2018-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 953, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c978f5fd-10b1-4106-a6ab-1b01093c7be4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).