Sex crimes: mandatory prison sentence.
Summary
Existing law prohibits a court from granting probation or suspending the execution or imposition of a sentence if a person is convicted of violating specified provisions of law, including rape by force, pandering, aggravated sexual assault of a child, and others. This bill would prohibit a court from granting probation or suspending the execution or imposition of a sentence if a person is convicted of rape, sodomy, penetration with a foreign object, or oral copulation if the victim was either unconscious or incapable of giving consent due to intoxication.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Aug 2016
Assembly Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
Aug 2016
Signed into Law
Sep 2016
Introduced Feb 29, 2016
Signed Sep 30, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Aug 16, 2016 · Assembly Aug 29, 2016
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 33
Aug 16, 2016
D
Democratic23
86% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
16
Amendments
2
Sep 30, 2016
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 29, 2016
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (68-1-2)
assembly
Aug 29, 2016
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6336.).
lower
Aug 23, 2016
Lower · Passed
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 23).
lower
Aug 18, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
lower
Aug 16, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-0-3)
senate
Aug 16, 2016
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 11, 2016
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11).
upper
Aug 8, 2016
Committee
Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Aug 2, 2016
Committee
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Aug 1, 2016
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 28).
upper
Jun 21, 2016
Committee
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Jun 21, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Jun 20, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Jun 16, 2016
Committee
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
upper
Jun 16, 2016
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
May 12, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
upper
Apr 27, 2016
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 27).
lower
Apr 13, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 28, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
lower
Mar 1, 2016
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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