California SB99: Military protective orders.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 6383 of, and to add Section 6310 to, the Family Code, relating to protective orders. protective orders Military protective orders. 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…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to amend Section 6383 of, and to add Section 6310 to, the Family Code, relating to protective orders. protective orders Military protective orders. 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. Existing law authorizes a court to issue an ex parte protective order enjoining a party from, among other things, stalking, battering, or disturbing the peace of the other party. This bill would authorize a court determining whether to issue a protective order to consider evidence submitted to it by either party that a military protective order has been issued against the respondent, as specified. The bill would additionally require a law enforcement officer who receives information at the scene of a domestic violence incident that a military protective order has been issued to verify the existence of that order. The bill would require a law enforcement officer who determines that a military protective order has been issued against a person involved in the domestic violence incident who violates a provision of a domestic violence protective order to notify the law enforcement agency that …

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Sponsors

• Catherine Blakespear (D, SD38) · primary sponsor
• Sharon Quirk-Silva (D, AD67)
• Marie Alvarado-Gil (R, SD04)
• Monique Limón (D, SD21)
• Kelly Seyarto (R, SD32)
• Suzette Martinez Valladares (R, SD23)
• Laurie Davies (R, AD74)
• Tom Lackey (R, AD34)
• Catherine Stefani (D, AD19)
• Lori Wilson (D, AD11)
• Angelique Ashby (D, SD08)
• Megan Dahle (R, SD01)

Latest actions

1. September 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 844, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 8, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 30, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 30, 2026: Ordered to special consent calendar.
6. August 27, 2026: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6703.) Ordered to the Senate.
7. August 27, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
8. August 27, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 20, 2026: Ordered to third reading.
10. August 20, 2026: Read third time and amended.

Votes

• Unfinished Business SB99 Blakespear et al. Concurrence (August 30, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• SB 99 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Stefani (August 27, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. (August 5, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 23, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (June 9, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate 3rd Reading SB99 Blakespear (January 27, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB99?

SB99 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Military protective orders.

What does SB99 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Section 6383 of, and to add Section 6310 to, the Family Code, relating to protective orders. protective orders Military protective orders. 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…

What is the status of SB99?

Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 844, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).

Who sponsored SB99?

Catherine Blakespear (D, SD38), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB99?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB99