Existing law requires that the terms of probation granted to a person who has been convicted of domestic violence include, among other things, successful completion of a batterer's program or, if a batterer's program is not available, another appropriate counseling program. Existing law requires a batterer's program to be approved by the probation department and specifies the standards for approving batterer's programs. Existing law, until July 1, 2023, authorizes the Counties of Napa, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Yolo to offer an alternative program for individuals convicted of domestic violence.
California AB 479 (20232024) — Alternative domestic violence program.
Existing law requires that the terms of probation granted to a person who has been convicted of domestic violence include, among other things, successful completion of a batterer's program or, if a batterer's program is not available, another appropriate counseling program. Existing law requires a batterer's program to be approved by the probation department and specifies the standards for approving batterer's programs. Existing law, until July 1, 2023, authorizes the Counties of Napa, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Yolo to offer an alternative program for individuals convicted of domestic violence.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Blanca Rubio — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-07 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-08 From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
2023-02-17 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2023-03-14 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 14). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-03-15 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-16 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2023-04-19 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-20 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-27 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1363.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-04-27 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-05-10 Referred to Com. on PUB S. referral-committee
2023-06-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-06-26 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-06-27 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-06-29 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1827.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-06-29 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2023-07-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2023-07-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-07-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 86, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5a8fe7d3-8ecb-49a4-9f8e-82c527fb31fb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).