Criminal law: violations punishable in multiple ways.
Summary
Existing law requires an act or omission that is punishable in different ways by different laws to be punished under the law that provides for the longest possible term of imprisonment. This bill, instead, would authorize an act or omission that is punishable in different ways by different laws to be punished under either of those provisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Aug 2021
Assembly Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Aug 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced Feb 10, 2021
Signed Oct 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Aug 30, 2021 · Assembly May 10, 2021
How they voted
29–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Aug 30, 2021
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Oct 1, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Aug 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 2218.).
upper
Jul 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
May 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 23. Page 1358.)
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 14).
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Buffy Wicks
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Quirk
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Stone
DDemocratic
Co
Miguel Santiago
DDemocratic
Co
Scott Wiener
DDemocratic
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