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AB 668 California Assembly · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Courthouses: Privilege from civil arrest.

Summary
Existing law prohibits specified conduct inside public buildings owned and occupied, or leased and occupied, by the state. Existing law provides that a judicial officer has the power to preserve and enforce order in judicial proceedings and to compel obedience to judicial orders, as specified. This bill would clarify the power of judicial officers to prohibit activities that threaten access to courthouses, including by protecting the privilege from arrest at a courthouse. The bill would provide that no person shall be subject to civil arrest in a courthouse while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Aug 2019
Assembly Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Sep 2019
Signed into Law
Oct 2019
Introduced Feb 15, 2019 Signed Oct 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Sep 10, 2019 · Assembly May 28, 2019

How they voted

26–8
Passed
Total votes 34
Sep 10, 2019
D Democratic26
26 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican8
8 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Oct 12, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 15. Page 3418.).
lower
Sep 10, 2019
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Sep 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 11. Page 2763.).
upper
Sep 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
Aug 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 30).
upper
Aug 12, 2019
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jul 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jun 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 15. Page 2029.)
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 16).
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
lower
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.