Attorney General: investigations.
Summary
Existing law provides that each officer of the state, or of any county, city, town, or district of this state, and every other person charged with the receipt, safekeeping, transfer, or disbursement of public moneys who takes certain actions concerning those moneys is guilty of a felony. Existing law deems it the duty of the Attorney General to see that the laws of the state are adequately enforced. This bill would prohibit the Attorney General from offering a promise of use or transactional immunity during the course of an investigation into the misuse of public funds, unless specified findings are made. The bill would require the Attorney General to submit a written copy of the findings to a presiding judge, as specified.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2013
Last action Feb 3, 2014
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2013
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Apr 3, 2013
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Apr 2, 2013
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 4, 2013
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 22, 2013
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beth Gaines
RRepublican
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