Susan Eggman
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 5
Author
Existing law provides for various proceedings under the Family Code, including, among others, dissolution of marriage, legal separation of the parties, paternity, and custody or support of a child. Existing law authorizes the Judicial Council to provide by rule for the practice and procedure in proceedings pursuant to those provisions. This bill would require a court, in family law proceedings, to provide self-identified veterans with a list of resources for veterans, including information about how to contact the local office of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill would authorize a veteran to provide the information about their veteran status on a Judicial Council military service form, file the form with the court, and serve it on the other parties to the action. The bill would require the court to transmit a copy of the form to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and would require the department, within a reasonable time of receipt, to contact the person using the information provided on the form. The bill would authorize the Judicial Council to develop the rules and forms needed to implement those provisions on or before January 1, 2024. Existing law governs the determination of child custody and visitation in contested proceedings. Under existing law, custody should be granted in a specified order of preference according to the best interest of the child. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2024, require a court, in granting custody pursuant to the best interest of the child, to provide the parent, legal guardian, or relative with a list of local resources for mental health treatment and state its reasons for the finding in writing or on the record, if the court finds that the effects of a parent's, legal guardian's, or relative's history of or current mental illness are a factor in determining the best interest of the child. The bill would specify that these requirements do not relieve a court from ensuring that the health, safety, and welfare of the child is the court's primary concern in determining the best interests of children when making any order regarding the physical or legal custody, or visitation, of the child. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 385, Statutes of 2022.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4850.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5757.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 29).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3842.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
Set for hearing May 16.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3514.) (April 26).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
April 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 26.
Set for hearing April 19.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer.
Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1182 | HTML |
| 02/17/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/09/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/18/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/28/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/08/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/18/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/17/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/22/22- Senate Judiciary | |
| 05/18/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/10/22- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 06/27/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/05/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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