California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 593 — Hearsay: admissibility of statements.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 55, Statutes of 2015.

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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 24, 2015. 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, known as the "hearsay rule," provides that, at a hearing, evidence of a statement that was made other than by a witness while testifying at the hearing and that is offered to prove the truth of the matter stated is inadmissible. Existing law also provides exceptions to the hearsay rule to permit the admission of specified kinds of evidence. Existing law provides that evidence of a statement that is offered against a party who has engaged, or aided and abetted, in wrongdoing that was intended to, and did, procure the unavailability of the declarant as a witness is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule, as specified. Existing law would repeal this exception on January 1, 2016. This bill would delete the January 1, 2016, repeal date for these provisions, thereby extending the hearsay exemption into perpetuity.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 55, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1550.).

  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9).

  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 79. Noes 0. Page 885.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 7).

  14. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  15. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  16. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Levine · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Levine

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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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 #3

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 3000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Leno — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea

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AB 593 LEVINE Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Williams — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chau — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Brough — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 593 do?
Existing law, known as the "hearsay rule," provides that, at a hearing, evidence of a statement that was made other than by a witness while testifying at the hearing and that is offered to prove the truth of the matter stated is inadmissible. Existing law also provides exceptions to the hearsay rule to permit the admission of specified kinds of evidence. Existing law provides that evidence of a statement that is offered against a party who has engaged, or aided and abetted, in wrongdoing that was intended to, and did, procure the unavailability of the declarant as a witness is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule, as specified. Existing law would repeal this exception on January 1, 2016. This bill would delete the January 1, 2016, repeal date for these provisions, thereby extending the hearsay exemption into perpetuity.
Who sponsors AB 593?
AB 593 is sponsored by Levine.
What is the current status of AB 593?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2015. Enacted.
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