California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 1639 — Crime victims: the California Victim Compensation Board.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 161, Statutes of 2018.

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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, 2017. 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.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law generally provides for the compensation of victims and derivative victims of specified types of crimes by the California Victim Compensation Board from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, for specified losses suffered as a result of those crimes. Existing law sets forth eligibility requirements and limits on the amount of compensation the board may award, and requires the application for compensation to be verified under penalty of perjury. Existing law authorizes the board to deny an application for a claim, in whole or in part, if the board finds that denial is appropriate because of the nature of the victim's or other applicant's involvement in the events leading to the crime, or the involvement of the person whose injury or death gives rise to the application. Existing law requires the board to publicize the existence of this program for the indemnification of victims of crime and the procedures for obtaining compensation under the program. Existing law requires every local law enforcement agency to inform crime victims of the existence of victim centers, and in counties where no victim center exists, to provide application forms to victims who desire to seek compensation pursuant to the program. Existing regulatory law requires each local law enforcement agency to designate a Victims of Crime Liaison Officer who shall devise and implement written procedures whereby victims are notified of these provisions and respond to inquiries from interested persons concerning procedures for filing a claim for compensation. Existing law defines a shared gang database for purposes of the eradication of criminal activity by street gangs as a database in which a person may be designated as a gang member, associate, or affiliate, including the CalGang system, operated pursuant to federal law. This bill, the Healing for All Act of 2017, would annually require every law enforcement agency to provide the board with the contact information of the Victims of Crime Liaison Officer. Because the bill would require local agencies to perform additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would annually require the board to make available one hour of training on victim compensation to the Victims of Crime Liaison Officer. The bill would require the board to conduct outreach to local law enforcement agencies about their duty pursuant to these provisions. The bill would require that the board's outreach and training affirm that neither access to information about victim compensation, nor an application for compensation, shall be denied solely on the basis of the victim's or derivative victim's membership in, association with, or affiliation with, a gang or on the basis of the victim's or derivative victim's designation as a suspected gang member, associate, or affiliate in a shared gang database. The bill would also require that the board's outreach and training affirm that neither access to information about victim compensation, nor an application for compensation, shall be denied on the basis of the victim's or derivative victim's documentation or immigration status. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 161, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6134.).

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 5035.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 13).

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

  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 66. Noes 0. Page 1135.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 4).

  21. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1639 GARCIA, E. Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 52006
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Harper — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chau — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chu — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Rivas — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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AB 1639 GARCIA, E. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 66 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 470010
Democratic 16000
Republican 3004
Total 660014
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Harper — Not Voting
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1639 do?
Existing law generally provides for the compensation of victims and derivative victims of specified types of crimes by the California Victim Compensation Board from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, for specified losses suffered as a result of those crimes. Existing law sets forth eligibility requirements and limits on the amount of compensation the board may award, and requires the application for compensation to be verified under penalty of perjury. Existing law authorizes the board to deny an application for a claim, in whole or in part, if the board finds that denial is appropriate because of the nature of the victim's or other applicant's involvement in the events leading to the crime, or the involvement of the person whose injury or death gives rise to the application. Existing law requires the board to publicize the existence of this program for the indemnification of victims of crime and the procedures for obtaining compensation under the program. Existing law requires every local law enforcement agency to inform crime victims of the existence of victim centers, and in counties where no victim center exists, to provide application forms to victims who desire to seek compensation pursuant to the program. Existing regulatory law requires each local law enforcement agency to designate a Victims of Crime Liaison Officer who shall devise and implement written procedures whereby victims are notified of these provisions and respond to inquiries from interested persons concerning procedures for filing a claim for compensation. Existing law defines a shared gang database for purposes of the eradication of criminal activity by street gangs as a database in which a person may be designated as a gang member, associate, or affiliate, including the CalGang system, operated pursuant to federal law. This bill, the Healing for All Act of 2017, would annually require every law enforcement agency to provide the board with the contact information of the Victims of Crime Liaison Officer. Because the bill would require local agencies to perform additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would annually require the board to make available one hour of training on victim compensation to the Victims of Crime Liaison Officer. The bill would require the board to conduct outreach to local law enforcement agencies about their duty pursuant to these provisions. The bill would require that the board's outreach and training affirm that neither access to information about victim compensation, nor an application for compensation, shall be denied solely on the basis of the victim's or derivative victim's membership in, association with, or affiliation with, a gang or on the basis of the victim's or derivative victim's designation as a suspected gang member, associate, or affiliate in a shared gang database. The bill would also require that the board's outreach and training affirm that neither access to information about victim compensation, nor an application for compensation, shall be denied on the basis of the victim's or derivative victim's documentation or immigration status. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 1639?
AB 1639 is sponsored by Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1639?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
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