AB 993 California Assembly · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Examination of victims of sex crimes.

Summary

Existing law authorizes, the prosecution to apply for an order that a victim's testimony at the preliminary hearing be video recorded and the video recording preserved when the defendant has been charged with certain sex crimes, including rape and sodomy, and the victim is a person 15 years of age or less or is developmentally disabled as a result of an intellectual disability. This bill would also authorize the prosecution to apply for an order that a victim's testimony at the preliminary hearing be video recorded and preserved when the defendant has been charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 years of age or charged with sexual intercourse, sodomy, sexual penetration, or oral copulation with a child under 10 years of age.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2017

Committee Review

Sep 2017

Assembly Passage

May 2017

Senate Passage

Aug 2017

Signed into Law

Sep 2017

Introduced Feb 16, 2017 Signed Sep 27, 2017

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Committee

Amendments

Sep 27, 2017

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Sep 7, 2017

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3011.).

lower

Aug 31, 2017

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

lower

Jul 10, 2017

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

upper

Jul 3, 2017

Upper · Passed

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 20, 2017

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

May 18, 2017

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

upper

Apr 26, 2017

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 26).

lower

Mar 21, 2017

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 2, 2017

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

Feb 17, 2017

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

lower

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors