DNA evidence: Sexual Assault Victims' DNA Bill of Rights.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2003
Committee Review
Sep 2003
Assembly Passage
Sep 2003
Signed into Law
Sep 2003
Introduced Feb 20, 2003
Signed Sep 26, 2003
Floor votes · Assembly Jun 5, 2003
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Jun 5, 2003
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Sep 25, 2003
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
lower
Sep 8, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3573.)
lower
Sep 5, 2003
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Aug 29, 2003
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.).
lower
Aug 18, 2003
Lower · Passed
In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
lower
Aug 18, 2003
Committee
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Jul 14, 2003
Committee
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.).
lower
Jun 26, 2003
Committee
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety.
lower
Jun 19, 2003
Committee
Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety.
lower
Jun 5, 2003
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (29-0)
assembly
Jun 2, 2003
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 5.) (May 28). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. (Corrected June 5. )
lower
Apr 9, 2003
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
lower
Apr 2, 2003
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 1).
lower
Mar 18, 2003
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Mar 3, 2003
Committee
Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety.
lower
Feb 21, 2003
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kansen Chu
DDemocratic
Co
CL
Carol Liu
DDemocratic
Co
CK
Christine Kehoe
DDemocratic
Co
Ellen Corbett
DDemocratic
Co
GR
Gloria Romero
DDemocratic
Co
Hannah-Beth Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
JO
Jenny Oropeza
DDemocratic
Co
Lois Wolk
DDemocratic
Co
Loni Hancock
DDemocratic
Co
Patricia C. Bates
RRepublican
Co
PW
Patricia Wiggins
DDemocratic
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