Loni Hancock
- Democratic
Author
Under existing law, prosecution of an offense filed as a misdemeanor may be postponed, either temporarily or permanently, at any point in the judicial process from the point at which the accused is charged until adjudication, for the person charged to participate in a diversion program for the treatment of problem drinking or alcoholism. Additionally, prosecution may be postponed in other instances, including first-time, nonviolent felony drug offenses and for defendants with cognitive developmental disabilities. This bill would authorize the court, with the consent of the defendant and a waiver of the defendant's speedy trial right, to postpone prosecution, either temporarily or permanently, of a misdemeanor and place the defendant in a pretrial diversion program, if the defendant was, or currently is, a member of the United States military and if he or she may be suffering from sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, or mental health problems as a result of his or her military service. The bill would authorize the defendant to be referred to services for treatment and would require the responsible agencies to report to the court and the prosecution not less than every 6 months. By increasing the duties of local county mental health authorities and local prosecutors, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 658, Statutes of 2014.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4921.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
(Corrected September 3.)
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 62. Noes 15. Page 6297.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 6).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 3654.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3712.) (May 23).
Set for hearing May 23.
Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing April 28.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3094.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 8.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1227 | HTML |
| 02/20/14 - Introduced | |
| 05/27/14 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/04/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/29/14 - Enrolled | |
| 09/27/14 - Chaptered |
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