Sabrina Cervantes
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 58
Author
(1) Existing law prohibits, during the prosecution of specified sex crimes, the admission of evidence of the manner in which the victim was dressed, when offered by either the prosecution or the defendant on the issue of consent, unless the court finds the evidence relevant and admissible in the interests of justice. This bill would prohibit the court from admitting evidence, in the above circumstances, of the manner in which the victim was dressed, upon a finding that the evidence is relevant and admissible in the interests of justice. (2) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1103 of the Evidence Code proposed by AB 1171 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1171 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. (3) The California Constitution provides that relevant evidence shall not be excluded in any criminal proceeding except as provided by statute enacted by a 23 vote of the membership of each house of the Legislature. Because this bill would limit the admissibility of evidence in criminal proceedings, it would require a 23 vote.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 529, Statutes of 2021.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2976.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2516.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Ordered to third reading.
From special consent calendar.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 13).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1540.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1428.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 27).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB939 | HTML |
| 02/17/21 - Introduced | |
| 03/18/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/17/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/03/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/13/21 - Enrolled | |
| 10/05/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/19/21- Assembly Public Safety | |
| 04/26/21- Assembly Public Safety | |
| 04/30/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 05/19/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 07/09/21- Senate Public Safety | |
| 07/26/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/07/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/08/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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