California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 708 — Crimes involving hidden recordings: statute of limitations.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 211, Statutes of 2011.

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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 February 17, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law sets forth various statutes of limitations for various crimes. Existing law provides that the applicable period of limitations does not begin to run on various crimes until the offense has been discovered, or could have reasonably been discovered. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to use a concealed camcorder, motion picture camera, or photographic camera of any type, to secretly videotape another, as specified, without consent, with specified intent, including to invade the other's privacy or arouse the sexual desires of the perpetrator, under circumstances in which the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. This bill would provide that a criminal complaint may be filed within one year of the date on which a hidden recording is discovered related to those specified provisions prohibiting the use of concealed camcorders, motion picture cameras, or photographic cameras of any type, to secretly videotape another, as specified above. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 803 of the Penal Code made by AB 109, which has been chaptered but is conditionally operative on October 1, 2011.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 211, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2495.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1965.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From Special Consent Calendar pursuant to Joint Rule 22.2.

  11. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  12. Read second time. Ordered 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. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1044.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 13).

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  22. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Knight

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 708 KNIGHT Concurrence in Senate Amendments

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

3rd Reading AB708 Knight By Gaines

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 708 KNIGHT Assembly Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69005
Democratic 3000
Republican 2000
Total 74005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cook — Yea
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14002
Democratic 1000
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 708 do?
Existing law sets forth various statutes of limitations for various crimes. Existing law provides that the applicable period of limitations does not begin to run on various crimes until the offense has been discovered, or could have reasonably been discovered. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to use a concealed camcorder, motion picture camera, or photographic camera of any type, to secretly videotape another, as specified, without consent, with specified intent, including to invade the other's privacy or arouse the sexual desires of the perpetrator, under circumstances in which the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. This bill would provide that a criminal complaint may be filed within one year of the date on which a hidden recording is discovered related to those specified provisions prohibiting the use of concealed camcorders, motion picture cameras, or photographic cameras of any type, to secretly videotape another, as specified above. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 803 of the Penal Code made by AB 109, which has been chaptered but is conditionally operative on October 1, 2011.
Who sponsors AB 708?
AB 708 is sponsored by Knight and Beth Gaines.
What is the current status of AB 708?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 708?
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