California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1617 — Juvenile case files: inspection.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 992, Statutes of 2018.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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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 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law generally provides for the confidentiality of information regarding a minor in proceedings in the juvenile court and related court proceedings and limits access to juvenile case files. Existing law authorizes only certain individuals to inspect a juvenile case file, including, among others, the minor, his or her parents or guardian, and the attorneys for the parties, judges, referees, other hearing officers, probation officers, and law enforcement officers who are actively participating in criminal or juvenile proceedings involving the minor. Existing law also authorizes some of those individuals to receive copies of the case file. Existing law requires a person who is seeking access to a juvenile case file that is privileged or confidential pursuant to any other state or federal law and who is not entitled to access the record to petition the juvenile court for access. This bill would authorize an individual who is not generally authorized pursuant to specified provisions to inspect juvenile case files but received authorization from the juvenile court pursuant to a specified petition process, and who files a notice of appeal or petition for writ challenging a juvenile court order or who is a respondent in that appeal or real party in interest in that writ proceeding, for purposes of that appeal or writ proceeding, to inspect and copy any records in a juvenile case file to which the individual was previously granted access by the juvenile court. The bill would require the Judicial Council to adopt rules to implement these provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 992, Statutes of 2018.

  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 77. Noes 0. Page 6641.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 23).

  6. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5283.).

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.

  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, be amended, and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26).

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

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

  16. Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  18. Withdrawn from committee.

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

  21. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

  23. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 20. Page 1921.)

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 26).

  26. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.

  27. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  28. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  32. Re-referred to Com. on W.,P., & W.

  33. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P., & W. Read second time and amended.

  34. Referred to Com. on W.,P., & W.

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

  36. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Primary
  • Chiu · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Chiu

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1617 BLOOM Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 15001
Unaffiliated 56002
Republican 6000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Not Voting
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chau — Yea
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chu — Yea
Brough — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
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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Consent Calendar AB1617

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democratic 5000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Chang — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 1617 BLOOM Assembly Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 20 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 401403
Democratic 15100
Republican 1501
Total 562004
% of votes cast 70%25%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8300
Democratic 4100
Republican 1000
Total 13400
% of votes cast 76%24%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 10 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9301
Republican 1100
Total 10401
% of votes cast 67%27%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Levine — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Salas — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Chu — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1617 do?
Existing law generally provides for the confidentiality of information regarding a minor in proceedings in the juvenile court and related court proceedings and limits access to juvenile case files. Existing law authorizes only certain individuals to inspect a juvenile case file, including, among others, the minor, his or her parents or guardian, and the attorneys for the parties, judges, referees, other hearing officers, probation officers, and law enforcement officers who are actively participating in criminal or juvenile proceedings involving the minor. Existing law also authorizes some of those individuals to receive copies of the case file. Existing law requires a person who is seeking access to a juvenile case file that is privileged or confidential pursuant to any other state or federal law and who is not entitled to access the record to petition the juvenile court for access. This bill would authorize an individual who is not generally authorized pursuant to specified provisions to inspect juvenile case files but received authorization from the juvenile court pursuant to a specified petition process, and who files a notice of appeal or petition for writ challenging a juvenile court order or who is a respondent in that appeal or real party in interest in that writ proceeding, for purposes of that appeal or writ proceeding, to inspect and copy any records in a juvenile case file to which the individual was previously granted access by the juvenile court. The bill would require the Judicial Council to adopt rules to implement these provisions.
Who sponsors AB 1617?
AB 1617 is sponsored by Bloom and Chiu.
What is the current status of AB 1617?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1617?
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