BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
SB 917 (Jackson) - Family law: court orders
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|Version: March 30, 2016 |Policy Vote: JUD. 6 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: May 27, 2016 |Consultant: Jolie Onodera |
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Bill
Summary: SB 917 would require the court, at the conclusion of
any family law hearing, to provide the parties with a written
order setting forth the basic terms of any orders made in open
court during that hearing, and would additionally require the
Judicial Council to adopt a rule of court and any forms
necessary to implement the provisions of the bill by January 1,
2018.
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The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on May 27, 2016
Fiscal Impact: Major costs, potentially in the millions of
dollars (General Fund*) for case management systems and system
upgrades in order to enable the trial courts to provide a
written order at the conclusion of each family law hearing.
Although a few courts provide access to a copy of orders within
one day, it is not known if there are any courts that currently
comply with the requirements specified in this the bill. Given
the 58 counties likely employ different systems for conducting
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family law proceedings, costs for compliance could vary widely.
*Trial Court Trust Fund
Author
Amendments: Delay the requirement to provide the order as
specified until July 1, 2017, and additionally provide the
courts with more flexibility to issue a formal order, as
follows:
Allows for up to two court days to issue the order.
Deletes the requirement for a 'written' order and
instead specifies a detailed, official order to be issued.
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