Existing law authorizes the issuance of temporary restraining orders in proceedings for dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, legal separation of the parties, and under the Uniform Parentage Act. Existing law requires that a temporary restraining order issued under these provisions remains in effect until the petition is dismissed, a final judgment is entered, or until further court order. Existing law prohibits the parties subject to a temporary restraining order from, among others, cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their child or children for whom support may be ordered.
California AB 1297 (20252026) — Automatic temporary restraining orders.
Existing law authorizes the issuance of temporary restraining orders in proceedings for dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, legal separation of the parties, and under the Uniform Parentage Act. Existing law requires that a temporary restraining order issued under these provisions remains in effect until the petition is dismissed, a final judgment is entered, or until further court order. Existing law prohibits the parties subject to a temporary restraining order from, among others, cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their child or children for whom support may be ordered.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1297 Stefani Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Stefani — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2025-02-22 From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2025-03-10 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2025-03-19 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-1, reading-2
2025-03-20 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2025-03-26 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-04-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-07 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2025-06-17 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 17). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-18 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1706.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-24 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2025-07-02 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-07-14 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-07-14 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 48, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fe5a561f-59ab-4f0e-bca4-e82f532a1967. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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