Bill Text: CA SB554 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Restraining orders.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-05 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading. [SB554 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB554-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 554

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Introduced by Senator Cortese

February 15, 2023

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An act relating to civil procedure.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 554, as introduced, Cortese. Civil procedure: informal discovery conferences.

Existing law, the Civil Discovery Act, establishes processes for the discovery of information regarding any matter, not privileged, that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending action or to the determination of any motion made in that action, if the matter either is itself admissible in evidence or appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.

This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to informal discovery conferences.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to informal discovery conferences.