Dave Min
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 37
Author
Existing law establishes the Domestic Violence Prevention Act for the purpose of preventing acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and providing for a separation of the persons involved in the domestic violence for a period sufficient to enable those persons to seek a resolution of the causes of the violence. Under existing law, the act authorizes the court to issue a protective order, as defined, either ex parte or after a hearing, to restrain a person to prevent the recurrence of domestic violence. Existing law establishes the Civil Discovery Act, which governs the rules and procedures related to discovery in civil actions. The act authorizes the parties in a civil action, unless ordered otherwise, to modify discovery procedures by written stipulation, as specified. This bill would prohibit discovery pursuant to the Civil Discovery Act for purposes of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act except when a court grants a request for discovery upon a showing of good cause by the party making the request, as specified. The bill would require a court determining whether to permit discovery to consider, among other things, the importance and relevance of, and need for, the information sought to be obtained. The bill would authorize a court to continue commencement of the hearing or commence the hearing to receive evidence and then continue the hearing to permit one or more methods of discovery if a court finds good cause and grants a request for discovery. The bill would require the court to limit and control any permitted discovery to the least intrusive methods, as specified. The bill would make related intent statements and findings and declarations.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 503, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 3517.) Ordered to the Senate.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 6. Page 2829.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 20).
Motion to reconsider made by Senator Min.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1294.)
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 2. Page 1293.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 688.) (April 11).
Set for hearing April 11.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB741 | HTML |
| 02/17/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/30/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/21/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/08/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/19/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/07/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 04/14/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/16/23- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 06/22/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/08/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/14/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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