California 2019 2019-2020 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB3366 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/05/2020

                    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3366Introduced by Committee on Judiciary (Assembly Members Mark Stone (Chair), Gallagher (Vice Chair), Chau, Chiu, Gonzalez, Holden, Kalra, Kiley, Maienschein, Obernolte, and Reyes)March 05, 2020 An act to amend Sections 43.4, and 43.5 of the Civil Code, relating to personal rights. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3366, as introduced, Committee on Judiciary. Personal rights: civil actions and damages.Existing law establishes that a fraudulent promise to marry or to cohabit after marriage does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.This bill would also provide that a fraudulent promise to enter into a domestic partnership or to cohabit after entering into a domestic partnership does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.Existing law prohibits bringing certain types of civil actions, including those based on breach of promise of marriage.This bill would also prohibit a cause of action arising from a promise to enter into a domestic partnership, or to cohabit after marriage or after entering into the domestic partnership.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 43.4 of the Civil Code is amended to read:43.4. A fraudulent promise to marry or to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.SEC. 2. Section 43.5 of the Civil Code is amended to read:43.5. No cause of action arises for:(a) Alienation of affection.(b) Criminal conversation.(c) Seduction of a person over the age of legal consent.(d) Breach of promise of marriage. to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership.

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3366Introduced by Committee on Judiciary (Assembly Members Mark Stone (Chair), Gallagher (Vice Chair), Chau, Chiu, Gonzalez, Holden, Kalra, Kiley, Maienschein, Obernolte, and Reyes)March 05, 2020 An act to amend Sections 43.4, and 43.5 of the Civil Code, relating to personal rights. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3366, as introduced, Committee on Judiciary. Personal rights: civil actions and damages.Existing law establishes that a fraudulent promise to marry or to cohabit after marriage does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.This bill would also provide that a fraudulent promise to enter into a domestic partnership or to cohabit after entering into a domestic partnership does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.Existing law prohibits bringing certain types of civil actions, including those based on breach of promise of marriage.This bill would also prohibit a cause of action arising from a promise to enter into a domestic partnership, or to cohabit after marriage or after entering into the domestic partnership.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO 





 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill 

No. 3366

Introduced by Committee on Judiciary (Assembly Members Mark Stone (Chair), Gallagher (Vice Chair), Chau, Chiu, Gonzalez, Holden, Kalra, Kiley, Maienschein, Obernolte, and Reyes)March 05, 2020

Introduced by Committee on Judiciary (Assembly Members Mark Stone (Chair), Gallagher (Vice Chair), Chau, Chiu, Gonzalez, Holden, Kalra, Kiley, Maienschein, Obernolte, and Reyes)
March 05, 2020

 An act to amend Sections 43.4, and 43.5 of the Civil Code, relating to personal rights. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3366, as introduced, Committee on Judiciary. Personal rights: civil actions and damages.

Existing law establishes that a fraudulent promise to marry or to cohabit after marriage does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.This bill would also provide that a fraudulent promise to enter into a domestic partnership or to cohabit after entering into a domestic partnership does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.Existing law prohibits bringing certain types of civil actions, including those based on breach of promise of marriage.This bill would also prohibit a cause of action arising from a promise to enter into a domestic partnership, or to cohabit after marriage or after entering into the domestic partnership.

Existing law establishes that a fraudulent promise to marry or to cohabit after marriage does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.

This bill would also provide that a fraudulent promise to enter into a domestic partnership or to cohabit after entering into a domestic partnership does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.

Existing law prohibits bringing certain types of civil actions, including those based on breach of promise of marriage.

This bill would also prohibit a cause of action arising from a promise to enter into a domestic partnership, or to cohabit after marriage or after entering into the domestic partnership.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 43.4 of the Civil Code is amended to read:43.4. A fraudulent promise to marry or to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.SEC. 2. Section 43.5 of the Civil Code is amended to read:43.5. No cause of action arises for:(a) Alienation of affection.(b) Criminal conversation.(c) Seduction of a person over the age of legal consent.(d) Breach of promise of marriage. to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership.

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

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

SECTION 1. Section 43.4 of the Civil Code is amended to read:43.4. A fraudulent promise to marry or to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.

SECTION 1. Section 43.4 of the Civil Code is amended to read:

### SECTION 1.

43.4. A fraudulent promise to marry or to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.

43.4. A fraudulent promise to marry or to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.

43.4. A fraudulent promise to marry or to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.



43.4. A fraudulent promise to marry or to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership does not give rise to a cause of action for damages.

SEC. 2. Section 43.5 of the Civil Code is amended to read:43.5. No cause of action arises for:(a) Alienation of affection.(b) Criminal conversation.(c) Seduction of a person over the age of legal consent.(d) Breach of promise of marriage. to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership.

SEC. 2. Section 43.5 of the Civil Code is amended to read:

### SEC. 2.

43.5. No cause of action arises for:(a) Alienation of affection.(b) Criminal conversation.(c) Seduction of a person over the age of legal consent.(d) Breach of promise of marriage. to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership.

43.5. No cause of action arises for:(a) Alienation of affection.(b) Criminal conversation.(c) Seduction of a person over the age of legal consent.(d) Breach of promise of marriage. to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership.

43.5. No cause of action arises for:(a) Alienation of affection.(b) Criminal conversation.(c) Seduction of a person over the age of legal consent.(d) Breach of promise of marriage. to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership.



43.5. No cause of action arises for:

(a) Alienation of affection.

(b) Criminal conversation.

(c) Seduction of a person over the age of legal consent.

(d) Breach of promise of marriage. to marry, enter into a domestic partnership, or cohabit after marriage or after the formation of the domestic partnership.