California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2683 — Contempt: jurors.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 99, Statutes of 2014.

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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 21, 2014. 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 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that it is contempt of court, a misdemeanor, for a juror to wilfully disobey a court admonishment related to the prohibition on any form of communication or research about the case, including all forms of electronic or wireless communication or research. This bill would delete that provision.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 99, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:15 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4147.).

  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10).

  9. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4765.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 29).

  14. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  15. Read first time.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  17. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Cooley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Cooley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Special Consent #17

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31006
Democratic 1002
Total 32008
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hill — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Liu — Yea
Hancock — Yea

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AB 2683 COOLEY Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68004
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Ting — Yea
Daly — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2683 do?
Existing law provides that it is contempt of court, a misdemeanor, for a juror to wilfully disobey a court admonishment related to the prohibition on any form of communication or research about the case, including all forms of electronic or wireless communication or research. This bill would delete that provision.
Who sponsors AB 2683?
AB 2683 is sponsored by Cooley.
What is the current status of AB 2683?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2683?
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