California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1529 — Trial courts: restructuring and bail forfeiture.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 470, Statutes of 2012.

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  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 23, 2012. 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 restructuring of the trial court system, including the abolition of municipal courts, the unification of those courts with superior courts, and state funding of trial courts. Under existing law, a statutory reference to a judicial district that relates to a municipal court in a county in which unification has occurred generally means the county, as specified. This bill would modify provisions of law to reflect trial court restructuring. As part of these modifications, this bill would delete obsolete references to municipal courts and would specify the jurisdiction of a writ petition relating to a small claims case in the unified state court system. Further, this bill would revise various provisions to reflect the state's responsibility for trial court funding, including provisions related to jury fees in civil cases, payment of expert witnesses, interpreters, and translators in criminal actions, juvenile proceedings, and certain civil actions. This bill would also delete obsolete references to judicial districts, counties, and county entities following trial court restructuring. Additionally, this bill would prescribe the rules applying to the acceptance of money by superior courts to reflect trial court restructuring. Existing law also provides for the forfeiture of the undertaking of bail when a defendant fails to appear in court. Under existing law, a court must enter a summary judgment against the bondsman named in the bail bond within 180 days of the date of forfeiture or within 180 days of the date of mailing of the notice, regardless of the amount of the bail. This bill would provide that an appeal from an order of the superior court on a motion to vacate a bail forfeiture shall be to the court of appeal as an unlimited civil case if the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000, and to the appellate division of the superior court as a limited civil case if the amount in controversy does not exceed $25,000, except as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 470, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4781.).

  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 3).

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  10. Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4830.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  14. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 8).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  17. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  18. Read second time and amended.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 20).

  20. Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Dickinson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Dickinson

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #16

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Correa — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Huff — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 0001
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting

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AB 1529 DICKINSON Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73004
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Huber — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Atkins — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Knight — Yea
Cedillo — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1529 do?
Existing law provides for the restructuring of the trial court system, including the abolition of municipal courts, the unification of those courts with superior courts, and state funding of trial courts. Under existing law, a statutory reference to a judicial district that relates to a municipal court in a county in which unification has occurred generally means the county, as specified. This bill would modify provisions of law to reflect trial court restructuring. As part of these modifications, this bill would delete obsolete references to municipal courts and would specify the jurisdiction of a writ petition relating to a small claims case in the unified state court system. Further, this bill would revise various provisions to reflect the state's responsibility for trial court funding, including provisions related to jury fees in civil cases, payment of expert witnesses, interpreters, and translators in criminal actions, juvenile proceedings, and certain civil actions. This bill would also delete obsolete references to judicial districts, counties, and county entities following trial court restructuring. Additionally, this bill would prescribe the rules applying to the acceptance of money by superior courts to reflect trial court restructuring. Existing law also provides for the forfeiture of the undertaking of bail when a defendant fails to appear in court. Under existing law, a court must enter a summary judgment against the bondsman named in the bail bond within 180 days of the date of forfeiture or within 180 days of the date of mailing of the notice, regardless of the amount of the bail. This bill would provide that an appeal from an order of the superior court on a motion to vacate a bail forfeiture shall be to the court of appeal as an unlimited civil case if the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000, and to the appellate division of the superior court as a limited civil case if the amount in controversy does not exceed $25,000, except as specified.
Who sponsors AB 1529?
AB 1529 is sponsored by Dickinson.
What is the current status of AB 1529?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2012. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1529?
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