Following are summaries of bills enacted into law that may directly affect Domestic Partner filings made with the Secretary of State's office. Most enacted bills go into effect on the first day of January of the following year. Urgency bills, and certain other measures, usually take effect immediately after they are enacted into law.
To research other legislation that does not impact filings made with the Secretary of State's office but that may affect Domestic Partners, please refer to the Bill Information section of the California Legislative Counsel's website for a list of all bills introduced in the Assembly and Senate.
The various California Codes (reflecting laws currently in effect) can be accessed through the California Law section of the California Legislative Counsel's website.
Eliminates the 62 years of age or older requirement for opposite-sex couples to register as domestic partners and opens the registration of a domestic partnership to all partners over the age of 18.