SB 428 California Senate · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Juries: peace officer exemption.

Summary
Existing law exempts certain peace officers from voir dire in civil and criminal matters, and other specified peace officers from voir dire in criminal matters. This bill would exclude additional peace officers, including certain parole officers, probation officers, deputy probation officers, board coordinating parole agents, correctional officers, transportation officers of a probation department, and other employees of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Department of State Hospitals, and the Board of Parole Hearings, from voir dire in criminal matters.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2015 Last action Feb 1, 2016
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Committee
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May 13, 2015
Committee
May 12 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 1. Noes 2. Page 983.)
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Mar 5, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Feb 25, 2015
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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