2005-2006 Session

The following list is believed to include all bills currently before the California Legislature in the areas of child custody, child and spousal support, child dependency, adoption, parental rights, domestic violence, child abuse, and marriage and divorce; bills concerning child care, children's health, foster care, and sex crimes, that don't have implications for any of the aforementioned subjects are generally not included.
AB 19   Leno Gender-neutral marriage Dead AF**
AB 33   Runner Contact with minor Chaptered
AB 59   Cohn Domestic violence: presence of minors: enhancements Dead AA
AB 99   Cohn Protective orders: expiration Chaptered
AB 100   Cohn Battered women's shelters: grant program Chaptered
AB 106   Cohn Spousal battery: fines: amnesty Dead AA
AB 112   Cohn Protective orders: enforcement priority Chaptered
AB 114   Cohn Child abuse Chaptered
AB 118   Cohn Protective orders: minor children Chaptered
AB 190   Negrete McLeod Taxpayer contributions: California Sexual Violence Victim Services Chaptered
AB 204   Harman Decedents' estates: posthumously conceived children Chaptered
AB 220   PS Committee Domestic violence [`intimate partner battering'] Chaptered
AB 253   Aghazarian Child abuse [drug use in presence a felony] Dead APS
* AB 265   Haynes Child custody: parents on active military duty Dead AJ
AB 299   Maze Juvenile court files Chaptered
AB 349   MountjoyProhibited instruction: sexual instruction or counseling Dead AE
AB 363   Chu Child and Family Service Review System Chaptered
AB 376   Mountjoy Amber alerts Dead SPS
* AB 402   Dymally Family law court: marriage Chaptered
AB 447   La Suer Adoption: final hearings Dead AJ
AB 506   Montanez Teen dating violence: prevention and education Dead AA
AB 519   LenoParental rights [reinstatement on unadopted child's petition] Chaptered
AB 525   ChuChild abuse reporting [CANRA] Chaptered
AB 541   Harman Guardians [drug testing] Chaptered
AB 606   Levine Safe schools: discrimination and harassment Vetoed
AB 628   Strickland Foster care givers Dead AHS
* AB 667   JonesChild support enforcement [statewide performance standards] SA
AB 733   Nation Psychotherapists: duty to warn Chaptered
AB 743   Strickland Minors: rape Dead APS
AB 756   Goldberg Instructional materials: page limitation Gutted SE
AB 760   Nava Criminal Procedure [arrest of a parent] Chaptered
AB 776   Chu Child abuse reporting Chaptered
AB 784   Garcia SAFE Teams Dead AA
AB 789   Lieber Domestic violence Dead APS
AB 794   Chu Health care funding: aliens: AIM Chaptered
AB 832   Committee on EducationSchools: notification of parents or guardians Dead AE
AB 849   Leno Gender-neutral marriage Vetoed
AB 860   Bass Arrested persons: notice of parental rights Dead
AB 862   Bass Inmates: parental rights and responsibilities Vetoed
AB 863   Bass Child Welfare Council Dead AHS
AB 880   Cohn Dependent children Vetoed
AB 978   Runner Restraining orders: stalking Chaptered
AB 989   Garcia Child support [out-of-compliance list] Dead
AB 1022   Walters Murder: assault on a child Gutted
AB 1036   Koretz Child abandonment: newborns Dead APS
AB 1056   Chu Public school curriculum: tolerance Vetoed
AB 1102   Hancock Marriage Chaptered
AB 1154   La Suer School districts: excused absences: parental consent Dead AE
AB 1198   Mullin Juvenile court records: County of San Mateo Dead AJ
* AB 1236   DeVore Marriage Choice Act of 2005 [optional fault divorce] Dead AJ
AB 1261   Leno Foster children: education Chaptered
AB 1288   Chu Court orders [firearms in criminal DV] Chaptered
* AB 1307 Dymally Child Custody [presumptive joint custody; CSPA | CSPA' | example letter | quick legal summary] Dead AJ
AB 1320   Canciamilla Schools:community college districts Dead AHE
AB 1338   Nation Immigrant children Vetoed
AB 1412   Leno Dependent children: out-of-home placements Chaptered
AB 1427   Mountjoy Abortion: saving tissue for evidence Dead APS
* AB 1502   Salinas Family law proceedings: San Benito County pilot project [DV, child abuse team] Dead AJ
AB 1625   Klehs State government: reports: perjury Vetoed
AB 1638   Nava Adoption of dependent children Dead AA
AB 1657   Evans Child victims: multidisciplinary centers Dead AA
AB 1712   Hancock Domestic violence [shelter funding] Chaptered
AB 1742   Committee on the Judiciary Courts [change of venue, parentage actions] Chaptered
* AB 1743   Committee on the Judiciary Child support [CalWORKs payments to caretaker relative] Chaptered
AB 1787   Cohn Protective orders: stalking: service Chaptered
AB 1872   Cohn Domestic violence: punishment Dead SPS
AB 1873   Torrico Child protection: safe surrender Vetoed
AB 1876   Leslie Placer County Foster Youth Welfare Act of 2006 AA
AB 1907   Lieu OCAP: multidisciplinary personnel Chaptered
AB 1926   DeVore Parent and child relationships: embryo adoption AJ
AB 1949   J Horton Child abuse: reporting [non-immunity] Gutted
AB 1955   Leslie California Foster Care Investigative Procedures Act of 2006 Dead AA
AB 1979   Bass Community care facilities: criminal record information: fees Chaptered
AB 1982   Bass Kin-GAP Gutted SF
AB 1983   Bass Foster care AA
AB 1994   Leslie Health records: minors: access Chaptered
AB 2006   La Malfa Dependent children: arrest of parent or guardian APS
AB 2031   Cohn Dependent children [family placement] Vetoed
* AB 2051   Cohn Domestic violence [lesbian, gay, bi, trans shelter services] Chaptered
AB 2058   Cohn Sex offenses: lewd and lascivious acts [school employees] Dead SPS
AB 2072   Montanez Representation of minors [sex offenders] SA
AB 2075   Cohn Crime [child abuse and DV consolidation] Vetoed
AB 2084   Karnette Domestic violence shelter-based programs Chaptered
AB 2126   Lieu Enforcement of judgments Chaptered
AB 2129   Spitzer Restraining orders: relinquishment of firearms Chaptered
AB 2130   DeVore Placement of children: values [termination of parental rights] AHS
AB 2139   Garcia Emergency protective orders Chaptered
AB 2141   Jones Family planning: Parent-Child Communication Assistance Program AA
AB 2161   Hancock Child welfare services: `resource family' pilot program Gutted
AB 2169   Montanez Public records: confidentiality Chaptered
AB 2192   Bass CalWORKs [drug felons] Vetoed
AB 2194   Bass Independent Living Program [foster care] SA
AB 2195   Bass Foster caregivers: placement options Chaptered
AB 2216   Bass Child Welfare Leadership and Performance Accountability Act Chaptered
AB 2261   Matthews Human remains: sexual contact AA
* AB 2288   Dymally Family Law Court
* AB 2303   Committee on the Judiciary Omnibus bill Chaptered
AB 2317   Koretz Postpartum mood and anxiety disorders Vetoed
* AB 2440   Klehs Child support obligations: liability [for assisting an obligor] Chaptered
AB 2480   Evans Dependent children: counsel [appeals] Chaptered
AB 2481   Evans Foster care AA
AB 2488   Leno Adoption [siblings] Chaptered
AB 2489   Leno Foster youth: educational services SA
AB 2495   Bass Kin-GAP AA
AB 2512   S Runner Fetal pain prevention AH
AB 2517   Tran Minor children: visitation rights [grandparent of adopted child] Chaptered
AB 2541   Matthews Claims against the state Chaptered
AB 2695   Goldberg Domestic violence: probation conditions Chaptered
AB 2707   Keene Crime: child abuse Gutted
AB 2727   Klehs Foster care services
* AB 2781   Leno Child support collectors [private agencies] Chaptered
AB 2798   Goldberg Juveniles AA
AB 2817   Maze Child welfare services
AB 2818   Maze Maternal use of narcotics AH
AB 2853   Salinas Family law:counselors Chaptered
AB 2893   Mountjoy Sex offenders: child custody and visitation Chaptered
AB 2938   S Runner Juvenile case files APS
AB 2976   Mountjoy Child abuse: reporting APS
AB 2985   Maze Foster youth: identity theft Chaptered
ACA 3   Haynes Marriage Dead AJ
* ACA 24   Cohn Personal income tax: Domestic Violence Shelter Services Fund
ACR 2   Cohn Domestic Violence Awareness Month Chaptered
ACR 39   Tran Child Abuse Prevention Month SR
ACR 58   Parra Foster youth Chaptered
ACR 85   Leno Court Adoption and Permanency Month Chaptered
ACR 99   Cohn Domestic Violence Awareness Month Chaptered
ACR 109   Montanez Teen dating violence Chaptered
ACR 127   Liu Women's history month Chaptered
AJR 3   Cohn Reproductive rights: Roe v. Wade Chaptered
AJR 10   Chu Foster care services: funding: Title IV-E Waiver Chaptered
AJR 17   Jones Child support penalties Chaptered
AJR 30   Liu Women's Equality Day Chaptered
AJR 41   Nation Immigrant children Chaptered
SB 33   Battin Child sexual abuse Chaptered
SB 43   Battin Megan's law: applicable offenses Dead APS
SB 116   Dutton Child abandonment: newborns Chaptered
SB 147   Runner Fetal pain Dead SH
SB 161   Soto California Youth Access to Information Act Vetoed
SB 218   Scott Termination of parental rights: prospective adoptive parents Chaptered
SB 302   Scott Adoption Chaptered
SB 346   Battin Child identity theft Dead SF
* SB 359   Ortiz Child custody [supervised visitation] Dead SJ
SB 500   Kuehl AFDC-FC: pregnant and parenting foster youth Chaptered
* SB 544   Battin Sex Offenders: Custody and Visitation Dead SJ
SB 585   Kehoe Protective orders: firearms Chaptered
* SB 594   Torlakson Custody and visitation: sex offenders [CP living with registered sex offender] Chaptered
SB 678   Ducheny Indian children Chaptered
* SB 720   Kuehl Court Orders [DV: prosecution of contempt] Chaptered
SB 726   Florez Dependent children [noncustodial parents] Chaptered
SB 753   Morrow Pupils: confidential medical services: parental notification Dead SA
SB 842   Machado Domestic violence Gutted AF
* SB 896   Runner Child support [Private Child Support Collectors Act] Gutted AJ
SB 968   Torlakson Domestic violence: Contra Costa County Chaptered
* SB 1015   Murray Dissolution of marriage: financial declarations AF
SB 1031   Hollingsworth Dissolution of marriage: family counseling Dead SJ
SB 1062   Bowen Domestic violence [CalCAP, DHS, OES] Chaptered
* SB 1082   Morrow Child support: military reservists [example letter] Chaptered
* SB 1088   Bowen Family law: motions and orders [ex parte communications with evaluators and mediators] Chaptered
SB 1107   Committee on Public Safety Public safety: omnibus bill [CACI, etc.] Chaptered
SB 1108   Committee on the Judiciary Maintenance of the Codes Chaptered
SB 1128   Alquist Sex Offender Punishment, Control, and Containment Act Chaptered
SB 1182   Battin Sex offenders Dead APS
SB 1205   Escutia Air pollution: Children's Breathing Rights Act Dead AF
* SB 1228   Morrow Covenant marriage SJ
SB 1240   Hollingsworth SAFE teams SA
SB 1289   Cedillo Foster children: transitional housing and services SA
* SB 1325   Scott Adoption [best interests of the child] Chaptered
SB 1364   Battin Marriage licenses: address information Chaptered
SB 1393   Florez Intercountry adoptions Chaptered
* SB 1402   Kuehl Spousal rape [no evidence to prosecute] Chaptered
SB 1437   Kuehl School instruction: prohibition of discriminatory content Vetoed
SB 1441   Kuehl Discrimination: state programs and activities: sexual orientation Chaptered
SB 1455   Hollingsworth Sex offenses: minors Gutted SR
SB 1471   Kuehl Sex education programs: requirements Vetoed
* SB 1482   Romero Child custody [move-aways; overturn LAMUSGA; worse than BURGESS] SJ
* SB 1483   Alquist Child support [`expedited' DCSS modifications] Chaptered
SB 1487   Hollingsworth Coerced abortion Dead SH
SB 1491   Kuehl Domestic violence: personal information Chaptered
SB 1495   Battin Identity theft [child's identity] Dead SPS
SB 1516   Aanestad Foster care services Foster care: residentially based services: group homes SR
SB 1570   Alquist Foster care: residentially based services: group homes SA
SB 1589   Romero Juvenile justice: specialized programming Vetoed
SB 1599   Ducheny Domestic violence prevention: funding SJ
SB 1641   Soto Foster care providers Chaptered
SB 1667   Kuehl Dependent children Chaptered
SB 1668   Bowen Child death: review teams Chaptered
SB 1742   Machado Juvenile justice Chaptered
SB 1758   Figueroa Adoption facilitators Chaptered
SB 1761   Poochigian Victim services [Child advocacy centers] SA
SB 1777   Alarcon Juvenile court schools AA
SB 1820   Battin Custody and visitation: sex offenders SJ
SB 1827   Migden Taxation: domestic partners Chaptered
SB 1852   Committee on the Judiciary Maintance of the Codes Chaptered
SR 18   Romero Baby bill of rights SR
SCA 1   Morrow Marriage SJ
SCR 13   Battin Child Abuse Prevention Month Chaptered
SCR 39   Alquist Sexual Assault Awareness Month Chaptered
SCR 97   Battin Child Abuse Prevention Month Chaptered
SJR 19   Alquist Reproductive rights: Roe v. Wade SJ
SJR 20   Alquist Women's Equality Day AR
*, *   Particularly important or `interesting' bill.
**   The notation in the far right column indicates the next scheduled hearing date (day-month), and committee: initial `A' or `S' indicates Assembly or Senate, `J'=Judiciary, `PS'=Public Safety, `HS'=Human Services, `H'=Health, `E'=Education, `HE'=Higher Education, `LG'=Local Government, `LE'=Labor & Employment, `EQ'=Environmental Quality, `RT'=Revenue & Taxation, `A'=Appropriations, `R'=Rules, `D'=desk, `C'= concurrence, and `F'=floor; `enrolled' means the measure has passed the entire Legislature, and in the case of bills, been sent to the governor; `chaptered' means it's been enacted into law, to take effect the next January 1 unless it's been designated an urgency bill which goes into effect immediately. It may become out-of-date at times and should be checked against the Status file for the bill in the event of doubt.

Analysis files are usually the easiest introductions to a bill (they are intended to explain it to the legislators), and also put it in a public policy and political context.

Note: The most effective way to comment to the legislature on a bill is to write a formal Letter of Support or Opposition (Example | example), and transmit (fax is probably the most convient; do not e-mail***) it to the author and/or the committee chief counsel such that it is received at least one week prior its being heard in policy committee. It will then become part of the permanent file that travels with the bill, and be seen by all legislators and staffers who consult the file. That will still happen if one misses the deadline, and the author will still be able to cite it if it's nevertheless received prior to the hearing--but the letter will then probably not be considered or counted by the committee counsel when the analysis is written. One may also want to send copies of this letter to key committee members (see committee links below) who will vote on the bill, committee counsel, and perhaps one's own legislators.

*** E-mail to a legislator's public e-address and submissions through forms on their webpages tend to be read on a time-available basis and are not appropriate to input concerning pending bills which are the subjects of scheduled hearings and which face deadlines as they progress through the legislature; serious lobbyists never use them. Web-form submissions sometimes provided for on advocacy websites---which may be excellent in focusing public attention on an issue---are better in that they are usually delivered to the Legislature in a timely fashion, but legislators consistently testify that they value individual, direct and thoughtful communications considerably higher. The extra effort involved in composing and sending a fax is probably more than proportionately repaid in terms of impact.

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109th Congress

H.R.240   Deborah Pryce   improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families
H.R.764   Sue Kelly to establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect
H.R.2318   Mark Green to provide increased penalties for sexual offenses against children
H.R.2388   Mark Green to provide assured punishment for violent crimes against children
H.R.2876   Mark Green To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
H.R.3171   Zoe Lofgren To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
H.R.3402   James Sensenbrenner To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and for other purposes. Pl 109-162
S.105   Jim Talent improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families
S.1197   Joseph Biden A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.19-7 SJ
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