Suzette Martinez Valladares
- Republican
Author
Existing law establishes an address confidentiality program for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or elder or dependent adult abuse, commonly known as the Safe at Home program, under which an adult person, or a guardian on behalf of a minor or an incapacitated person, states that they are a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or elder or dependent adult abuse, and designates the Secretary of State as the agent for service of process and receipt of mail. Under existing law, when the Secretary of State certifies the person as a program participant, the person's actual address is confidential. Commencing January 1, 2023, this bill would require the Secretary of State to make the application form for participation in the program and various notices required under the program available in specified languages and to maintain certain information relating to the program on the secretary's internet website, including, among other things, the contact information for community-based programs that can assist a person in applying to participate in the program. The bill would also require the Judicial Council, by January 1, 2023, to amend a form relating to domestic violence restraining orders to include information relating to the program and to make that form available in specified languages. The bill would also authorize both the Secretary of State and the Judicial Council to produce the above materials in any other language.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 457, Statutes of 2021.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2841.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2388.).
Ordered to special consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1150.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14).
Coauthors revised.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 23).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee February 19.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB277 | HTML |
| 01/19/21 - Introduced | |
| 02/25/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 03/24/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/24/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/09/21 - Enrolled | |
| 10/04/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/17/21- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 04/12/21- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 04/16/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/04/21- Senate Judiciary | |
| 06/20/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/28/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/03/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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