Nancy Skinner
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 9
Author
Existing law allows individuals charged with a specified crime to qualify for a pretrial diversion program based upon various circumstances and qualifications, including mental health disorders, military service, or drug addiction. Existing law generally requires, if the defendant performs satisfactorily in one of these diversion programs, that the court dismiss the defendant's criminal charges and seal the record of arrest, as specified. This bill would authorize the presiding judge of the superior court, in consultation with the presiding juvenile court judge and criminal court judges and together with the prosecuting entity and the public defender, to create a pretrial diversion program for defendants who are primary caregivers of a child under 18 years of age, as specified, who are charged with a misdemeanor or a nonserious, nonviolent felony, and who are not being placed into diversion for a crime alleged to have been committed against a person for whom the defendant is the primary caregiver. The bill would set the period of diversion at not less than 6 months, but not more than 24 months. The bill would require the defendant to participate in classes relating to subjects that may include parenting, anger management, and financial literacy, and to receive services relating to housing, employment, and drug, alcohol, and mental health treatment, among others.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 593, Statutes of 2019.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 2890.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 46. Noes 14. Page 3433.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 25).
Coauthors revised.
June 11 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 2. Page 916.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 624.) (April 9).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Set for hearing April 9.
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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| SB394 | HTML |
| 02/20/19 - Introduced | |
| 04/03/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/06/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/22/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/16/19 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/19 - Chaptered |
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