SB 871: Domestic Violence Prevention Act.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-03-16
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-03-16: From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Enacted
Existing law establishes the Domestic Violence Prevention Act for the purpose of preventing acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and providing for a separation of the persons involved in the domestic violence for a period sufficient to enable those persons to seek a resolution of the causes of the violence.
This bill would establish a continuous electronic monitoring system, as defined, and would require the court to administer the system pursuant to written contracts with public or private agencies or entities, as specified. The bill would also require that each county or municipality enter into a written agreement with qualified contract service providers and designate an agency to respond to monitoring violations, as specified. By imposing additional duties on counties and municipalities, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.
The bill would require the court to order continuous electronic monitoring, as specified, for a person who is alleged to have committed various acts of domestic violence, including, among others, domestic violence involving strangulation or suffocation. The bill would also require the court to charge the person accused of domestic violence for the costs of any form of supervision that utilizes continuous electronic monitoring, except as specified.
The bill would require the entity that operates the continuous electronic monitoring system to notify the appropriate law enforcement employee and emergency communications dispatch center if an offender violates a condition of a court order.
The bill would make legislative findings and declarations related to the prevention of domestic violence.
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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.