BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session SB 917 (Jackson) - Family law: court orders ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: March 30, 2016 |Policy Vote: JUD. 6 - 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: No | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: May 27, 2016 |Consultant: Jolie Onodera | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE *********** 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 SB 917 (Jackson) Page 1 of ? 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. -- END --