Current Bills We Support

AB 1288 (Chu) Provides that if a court orders a protective order in a domestic violence case, the order shall prohibit the defendant from purchasing firearms and require the defendant to relinquish any firearms he or she possesses.

SB 261 (Speier) The purpose of this bill is to eliminate limitations for the sex crimes of rape, sodomy, child molestation, oral copulation, continuous sexual abuse of a child, forcible acts of sexual penetration, and flight of a sex offender to avoid prosecution.

SB 1491 (Kuehl) This bill would establish that a victim service provider, as defined, may not be required to reveal the personally identifying information of its clients or potential clients as a part of applying for or receiving grants or financial assistance for its services. The bill is designed to apply to entities seeking state or local funding, since federal laws similarly protect the personally identifying information of clients for entities that receive federal funding. The bill would permit a victim service provider that is aggrieved by a violation to seek an injunction. The bill would also award mandatory attorney’s fees to a prevailing plaintiff if the defendant was given notice of the asserted violation and did not cease the violation within five business days.

SB 1402 (Kuehl) Existing law defines spousal rape as an act of sexual intercourse accomplished by means of force or violence, when the victim is at the time unconscious, or by threats of retaliation or use of public authority against the victim. Existing law provides, however, that no prosecution will be commenced under these provisions unless the violation was reported to other specified persons within one year of the violation, unless the allegation is corroborated by independent evidence, as specified. This bill would remove provisions requiring that an allegation of spousal rape has been reported previously or corroborated by independent evidence in order to be prosecuted.

AB 2084 (Karnette) Re-designates “domestic violence centers” as “domestic violence shelter-based programs” for purposes of funding under the Domestic Violence Center Act (Act) and re-defines domestic violence to include abuse by “cohabitants.”

SB 1745 (Kuehl) Employment Protection for DV victims, This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to develop legislation that would protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in their housing and from housing and employment discrimination.

SB 1437 (Kuehl) Fair Curriculum Bill-would revise the statutes prohibiting textbooks & other instructional material from containing material adverse to persons based on race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, or handicap, and add sexual orientation to this list of characteristics.

SB 1062 (Bowen) This bill would provide that if an agency that provides domestic violence services receives funding from both the Comprehensive Statewide Domestic Violence Program and the Maternal and Child Health Branch funding programs during any grant cycle, the two programs shall coordinate agency site visits and share performance assessment data to reduce administrative costs.

AB 2169 (Montañez) Should the January 1, 2008, sunset date on the “SAFE AT HOME” pilot project, for Domestic Violence victims and others, be removed, thereby making this a permanent program

AB 1015 (Chu) This bill would require the California Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB). The sex offender management board’s role would be to bring together experts throughout California to assess practices statewide, to conduct policy research, develop reports and make recommendations to the legislature and the Governor regarding needed changes to achieve a level of standardized best practices across the state that will most effectively ensure community safety and to monitor and report on such changes

AB 2695 (Goldberg) Extends sunset date to January 1, 2010 for the $400 fee imposed on a person convicted of domestic violence to Support domestic violence centers, the Domestic Violence Restraining Order Reimbursement Fund and the Domestic Violence Training and Education Fund.

DNA Awareness Month City of Los Angeles declared September to be “DNA Awareness Month”

VAWA Funding Increase funding by $25 million.