AB 2179 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Workplace violence: restraining orders.

Summary

Existing law authorizes any employer or authorized bargaining representative, as specified, whose employee has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence that can reasonably be construed to be carried out or to have been carried out at the workplace, to seek a temporary restraining order and an order after hearing on behalf of the employee and other employees at the workplace, as described. This bill would, beginning on January 1, 2028, allow any party or witness to a petition for a restraining order to appear remotely at a hearing and would prohibit any fee for appearing remotely. The bill would require the court of each county to develop rules and instructions for such remote appearances and post them on its website. The bill would also, commencing on January 1, 2028, require courts to allow filings related to such protective orders to be submitted electronically, as specified. The bill would make conforming changes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure proposed by AB 1961 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1961 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Aug 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Aug 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

08/21/26 - Amended Senate → AB2179 · 1 edit

MINOR

The change is purely presentational: the bill text was converted from a plain-text legislative document (with line numbers and page headers) into a web page rendering on the California Legislature website. The underlying bill content, amendment date (August 21, 2026), and version number (v96) are identical in both versions. No substantive policy changes were made.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a plain-text legislative bill with line numbers and page headers into a web page layout that includes navigation menus, search functionality, bill metadata, and links to related pages (votes, history, analysis, etc.). The actual statutory text of AB 2179 remains unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate Aug 28, 2026 · Assembly May 7, 2026

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Aug 28, 2026

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Aug 28, 2026

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

lower

Aug 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

upper

Aug 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

upper

Aug 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

upper

Jun 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

upper

Jun 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 1, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

May 20, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

May 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4959.)

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15).

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors