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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 421: Criminal procedure: protective orders.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 421 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal procedure: protective orders. Primary sponsor: Suzette Martinez Valladares (R). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law allows the court to issue a protective order restraining a defendant from any contact with the victim if the defendant has been convicted of a crime of domestic violence, human trafficking, a crime in furtherance of a criminal street gang, or a registerable sex offense. Under existing law, the protective order may be valid for up to 10 years, as determined by the court.

This bill would additionally allow the court to issue a permanent protective order restraining a defendant from any contact with the victim if the defendant has been convicted of any serious or violent felony, as defined, or any felony requiring registration as a sex offender. The bill would also authorize the court to permanently extend certain previously issued orders under certain circumstances. The bill would require the Judicial Council to develop forms, instructions, and rules relating to these orders.

The bill would make other conforming changes.

By authorizing the issuance of protective orders in certain circumstances and the extension of certain protective orders, a violation of which is punishable as a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Suzette Martinez ValladaresPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Juan AlanisCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly22
Marie Alvarado-GilCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Rosilicie Ochoa BoghCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Diane DixonCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly72
Shannon GroveCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Brian JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Roger NielloCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Kate SanchezCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly71
Kelly SeyartoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
  2. April 1 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 2. Noes 3. Page 611.) Reconsideration granted.
  3. Set for hearing April 1.
  4. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  5. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
  6. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page