Domestic violence: restraining orders.

In both Section 6300(b) and Section 6326(b), the phrase 'to substantiate a party's decision to not provide for not providing notice in advance of filing. accepting a filing for, or deciding' was simplified to 'for not providing notice in advance of accepting a filing for, or deciding.' This removes redundant and awkward language from an earlier amendment without changing the legal effect.

The prohibition on requiring advance notice now covers two stages instead of one: before a court accepts a filing AND before it decides an application. Previously it only covered the period before filing, leaving open the possibility that courts could demand notice at intake or as a condition of ruling.

Courts are now explicitly barred from requiring an explanation or declaration to substantiate a party's decision not to provide notice at either the acceptance or decision stage, not just before filing.

Grammatical correction changing 'to not provide' to 'for not providing' in both Section 6300(b) and Section 6326(b).

Changed the standard from 'shall not be denied solely because the other party was not provided with notice' to 'shall not be denied, in whole or in part, because the other party was not provided with notice,' making it harder for a court to partially deny an order citing lack of notice as one factor among others.

Added a prohibition on courts requiring an explanation or declaration to substantiate a party's decision not to provide advance notice before filing an ex parte restraining order application. This appears in both Section 6300(b) and the new Section 6326(b).

Added language prohibiting a court from adopting or maintaining any rule, form, or practice that is inconsistent with the notice provisions. This creates a mechanism to challenge local court rules that might effectively require advance notice.

Section 6326 was restructured from a single unnumbered paragraph into subsections (a) and (b), with the new subsection (b) now containing the full set of notice protections that previously appeared only in Section 6300(b). This ensures the protections apply consistently across both statutory provisions.

Seven coauthors were added: Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Connolly, Dixon, Kalra, Pacheco, Stefani, and Zbur.