CA AB 1297
enactedAutomatic temporary restraining orders.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1297 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1297 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-14): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 48, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA AB 1297 about?
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. Commencing on January 1, 2027, this bill would further prohibit both parties from allowing a plan to lapse for nonpayment of premiums or for failing to renew insurance, as specified.
Who sponsors CA AB 1297?
Stefani is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1297.
Description
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. Commencing on January 1, 2027, this bill would further prohibit both parties from allowing a plan to lapse for nonpayment of premiums or for failing to renew insurance, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-21
- Latest action
- 2025-07-14 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 48, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Stefaniauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-07-14
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 48, Statutes of 2025.
became-law
2025-07-14
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2025-07-02
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
executive-receipt
2025-06-24
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2025-06-23
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1706.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-06-18
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2025-06-17
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 17).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-07
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2025-04-02
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-01
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-04-01
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 963.)
2025-03-27
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2025-03-26
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-20
Re-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,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-10
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2025-02-24
Read first time.
reading-1
2025-02-22
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21
Introduced. To print.
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Votes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2025-03-25 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Zbur: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Essayli: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bryan: yes
AB 1297 Stefani Consent Calendar Second Day
2025-04-01 · pass · 76-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Haney: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Chen: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Papan: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Fong: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Lee: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Bains: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ta: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Soria: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Addis: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Essayli: yes
- Flora: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ward: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Berman: yes
- Davies: other
- Alvarez: other
- Bennett: other
- Wicks: other
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2025-06-17 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Caballero: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Niello: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Allen: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Ashby: other
Consent Calendar 2nd
2025-06-23 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Niello: yes
- Stern: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Grayson: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Jones: yes
- Grove: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Choi: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Limón: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Allen: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Reyes: other
- Rubio: other
- Cervantes: other
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