California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2179: Workplace violence: restraining orders.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure and to amend Section 6103.2 of the Government Code, relating to protective orders. protective orders Workplace violence: restraining orders…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Section 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure and to amend Section 6103.2 of the Government Code, relating to protective orders. protective orders Workplace violence: restraining orders. Existing law authorizes any employer or authorized bargaining representative, as specified, whose employee has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence that can reasonably be construed to be carried out or to have been carried out at the workplace, to seek a temporary restraining order and an order after hearing on behalf of the employee and other employees at the workplace, as described. This bill would, beginning on January 1, 2028, allow any party or witness to a petition for a restraining order to appear remotely at a hearing and would prohibit any fee for appearing remotely. The bill would require the court of each county to develop rules and instructions for such remote appearances and post them on its website. The bill would also, commencing on January 1, 2028, require courts to allow filings related to such protective orders to be submitted electronically, as specified. The bill would make conforming changes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure proposed by AB 1961 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1961 are enacted and this bill is …
Sponsors
- Patel, Darshana R (D, AD76) · primary sponsor
- Ash Kalra (D, AD25)
- Blanca Pacheco (D, AD64)
- Zbur, Rick Chavez (D, AD51)
- Catherine Blakespear (D, SD38)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 839, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6869.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Votes
- AB 2179 Patel Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 30, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2179 Patel et al. By Blakespear (August 28, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 9, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2179 Patel Assembly Third Reading (May 7, 2026): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. (April 15, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (March 24, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2179?
- AB2179 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Workplace violence: restraining orders.
- What does AB2179 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Section 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure and to amend Section 6103.2 of the Government Code, relating to protective orders. protective orders Workplace violence: restraining orders…
- What is the status of AB2179?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 839, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2179?
- Patel, Darshana R (D, AD76), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB2179?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179
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