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Assembly bill · 20252026

AB 561

Restraining orders.

Progress

233 days from first to latest action, across 32 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 26

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 26

  5. Passed first chamber

    Jun 2

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 9

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 22

  8. Became law

    Oct 3

AssemblySenateMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Assembly · Mar 25, 2025

Passed 12–0

12 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass.

Assembly · May 23, 2025

Passed 14–0

14 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 561 Quirk-Silva Assembly Third Reading

Assembly · Jun 2, 2025

Passed 79–0

79 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Senate · Jul 8, 2025

Passed 13–0

13 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Placed on suspense file

Senate · Aug 25, 2025

Passed 6–0

6 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass

Senate · Aug 29, 2025

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading AB561 Quirk-Silva By Allen

Senate · Sep 9, 2025

Passed 40–0

40 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 561 Quirk-Silva Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Assembly · Sep 11, 2025

Passed 79–0

79 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 267, Statutes of 2025.

    Oct 3, 2025 · Joint

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    Oct 3, 2025 · Joint

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    Sep 22, 2025 · Joint

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3222.). Appropriations

    Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2668.).

    Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 8, 2025 · Senate

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Senate

  9. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 3, 2025 · Senate

  10. From special consent calendar.

    Sep 3, 2025 · Senate

  11. Ordered to special consent calendar.

    Sep 2, 2025 · Senate

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Senate

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). Appropriations

    Aug 29, 2025 · Senate

  14. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Senate

  15. (Ayes 27. Noes 0. Page 2170.)

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

    Aug 7, 2025 · Senate

  18. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jul 10, 2025 · Senate

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 8).

    Jul 9, 2025 · Senate

  20. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

    Jun 26, 2025 · Senate

  21. Referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Jun 11, 2025 · Senate

  22. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Senate

  23. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1838.)

    Jun 2, 2025 · Assembly

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    May 27, 2025 · Assembly

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). Appropriations

    May 23, 2025 · Assembly

  26. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

    Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly

  27. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Mar 26, 2025 · Assembly

  28. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

  29. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

    Mar 10, 2025 · Assembly

  30. Referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Mar 3, 2025 · Assembly

  31. From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

    Feb 13, 2025 · Assembly

  32. Read first time. To print.

    Feb 12, 2025 · Assembly

Authors

In committee

  • Judiciary

    Assembly

    Referred Mar 3, 2025 · heard Mar 26, 2025 · reported after 23 days

  • Appropriations

    Assembly

    Referred Mar 26, 2025 · heard May 23, 2025 · reported after 58 days

  • Judiciary

    Senate

    Referred Jun 11, 2025 · heard Jul 9, 2025 · reported after 28 days

  • Appropriations

    Senate

    Referred Jul 10, 2025 · heard Aug 29, 2025 · reported after 50 days

Topics

Bill text

  • 02/12/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/10/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 07/10/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 08/18/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 09/04/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 09/12/25 - EnrolledPDF
  • 10/03/25 - ChapteredPDF
  • AB561HTML

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