Search warrants: child prostitution.
Summary
Existing law allows a search warrant to be issued upon probable cause, supported by affidavit, naming or describing the person to be searched or searched for, and particularly describing the property, thing, or things and the place to be searched. Existing law also specifies the grounds upon which a search warrant may be issued, including, among other grounds, when the property or things to be seized constitute evidence showing that a felony has been committed. This bill would additionally authorize a search warrant to be issued on the grounds that the property or things to be seized consists of evidence that tends to show that evidence in furtherance of sex trafficking of a person under 18 years of age, as specified, has occurred or is occurring.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
Assembly Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2024
Last action Jul 2, 2024
Floor votes · Assembly May 23, 2024
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 23 other
Total votes 80
May 23, 2024
D
Democratic62
67% Yea
R
Republican18
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jul 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jun 13, 2024
Introduced
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 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB S.
upper
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 0. Page 5647.)
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5362.)
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 2).
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Gipson
DDemocratic
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