California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 131 — Juvenile proceedings: costs.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 413, Statutes of 2009.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the appointment of counsel to represent a parent or guardian of a child, or the child, in juvenile court proceedings if the parent or guardian is unable to afford counsel. Existing law also provides that the father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of the minor shall be liable to the county for those costs, except as specified, and, more generally, for specified other costs, including the reasonable costs of support of the minor while the minor is placed in, detained in, or committed to, any institution pursuant to an order of the juvenile court or pursuant to the authority of a peace officer to take a minor into temporary custody. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors to designate a county financial evaluation officer to make financial evaluations of liability for reimbursement of the costs described above, as specified, and authorizes that officer to petition the court for an order requiring the person who is determined to be financially responsible to pay the costs. This bill would expand the provisions described above to specifically provide that the persons who are liable for the support of the minor shall also be liable for the cost to the county or the court for the cost of legal services rendered to the minor, except under specified circumstances. The bill would specify that the fees collected pursuant to this provision be deposited in the Trial Court Trust Fund. The bill would require the Judicial Council to establish a cost recovery program, including a specified statewide standard for determining the ability to pay, to collect reimbursements for the costs of counsel appointed by the court to represent parents or minors, as specified. The bill would also authorize the court, with the consent of the county and pursuant to the terms and conditions agreed upon by the court and the county, to designate a financial evaluation officer to make financial evaluations of liability for reimbursement pursuant to the provision governing liability for the cost to the county or the court of legal services rendered to the minor. The bill would also make related and technical changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 413, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 1 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 68. Noes 9. Page 3183.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3152.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 2165.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  12. Read second time. To third reading.

  13. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  14. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (June 23).

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 5. Page 1869.)

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 3.) (May 28).

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Read second time and amended.

  24. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 17).

  25. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  27. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee February 20.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Evans · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Evans

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 131 EVANS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 74902
Republican 3000
Total 80902
% of votes cast 88%10%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB131 Evans By Corbett

Passed 26 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241103
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 261203
% of votes cast 63%29%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Runner — Nay
Huff — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB 131 EVANS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 84 Yea · 5 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 78503
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 84503
% of votes cast 91%5%0%3%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Tom — Yea
Bill — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 19 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17300
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 19300
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Price — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 131 do?
Existing law provides for the appointment of counsel to represent a parent or guardian of a child, or the child, in juvenile court proceedings if the parent or guardian is unable to afford counsel. Existing law also provides that the father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of the minor shall be liable to the county for those costs, except as specified, and, more generally, for specified other costs, including the reasonable costs of support of the minor while the minor is placed in, detained in, or committed to, any institution pursuant to an order of the juvenile court or pursuant to the authority of a peace officer to take a minor into temporary custody. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors to designate a county financial evaluation officer to make financial evaluations of liability for reimbursement of the costs described above, as specified, and authorizes that officer to petition the court for an order requiring the person who is determined to be financially responsible to pay the costs. This bill would expand the provisions described above to specifically provide that the persons who are liable for the support of the minor shall also be liable for the cost to the county or the court for the cost of legal services rendered to the minor, except under specified circumstances. The bill would specify that the fees collected pursuant to this provision be deposited in the Trial Court Trust Fund. The bill would require the Judicial Council to establish a cost recovery program, including a specified statewide standard for determining the ability to pay, to collect reimbursements for the costs of counsel appointed by the court to represent parents or minors, as specified. The bill would also authorize the court, with the consent of the county and pursuant to the terms and conditions agreed upon by the court and the county, to designate a financial evaluation officer to make financial evaluations of liability for reimbursement pursuant to the provision governing liability for the cost to the county or the court of legal services rendered to the minor. The bill would also make related and technical changes.
Who sponsors AB 131?
AB 131 is sponsored by Evans.
What is the current status of AB 131?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 131?
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