Criminal procedure: limitations of actions.
Summary
Existing law establishes various crimes relating to computer services and systems, including, among others, knowingly and without permission accessing or causing to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network. Existing law requires that prosecution for a felony violation of these crimes be commenced within 3 years after the commission of the offense. This bill would instead require the prosecution for a felony violation of those crimes to be commenced within 3 years after discovery of the commission of the offense.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Aug 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2019
Last action Aug 30, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2019
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
May 23, 2019
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Aug 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
August 30 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
lower
Jul 5, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
lower
Jun 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 25).
lower
Jun 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
May 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1273.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1093.) (May 16).
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 624.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR.
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ling Ling Chang
RRepublican
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