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

AB 411 — Witness testimony: therapy and facility dogs.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2017.

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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 09, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes a prosecuting witness in specified cases to have up to 2 persons of his or her own choosing for support at the preliminary hearing and at trial, or at a juvenile court proceeding, during the testimony of the prosecuting witness, as specified. This bill would authorize these witnesses, as well as certain child witnesses, to be accompanied by a dog, trained in providing emotional support, while testifying. This bill would set minimum training requirements for these dogs and their handlers and would require a party requesting the use of such a dog to file a motion with the court, specifying the qualifications of and need for the dog. This bill would authorize the court to allow the witness to be accompanied by the dog if certain conditions are met, but would require the court to remove or exclude the dog if the court finds the use of the dog would cause undue prejudice to the defendant or would be unduly disruptive to the court proceeding. The bill would require the court to take appropriate measures to minimize the distraction created by the presence of the dog in the courtroom, including requiring the dog to be accompanied by a handler at all times. The bill would require the court, if the therapy or facility dog is used during a criminal jury trial, to issue, upon request, an appropriate jury instruction designed to prevent prejudice for or against any party.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3284.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended. (Page 3254.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2681.).

  8. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Ordered to special consent calendar.

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

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 27).

  12. 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.

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

  14. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1260.)

  17. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1124.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 14).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  22. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 411 BLOOM Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 79000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — 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
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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3rd Reading AB411 Bloom et al. By Mitchell

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Newman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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 411 BLOOM Assembly Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53004
Democratic 14002
Republican 7000
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Low — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
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 Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
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 Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 411 do?
Existing law authorizes a prosecuting witness in specified cases to have up to 2 persons of his or her own choosing for support at the preliminary hearing and at trial, or at a juvenile court proceeding, during the testimony of the prosecuting witness, as specified. This bill would authorize these witnesses, as well as certain child witnesses, to be accompanied by a dog, trained in providing emotional support, while testifying. This bill would set minimum training requirements for these dogs and their handlers and would require a party requesting the use of such a dog to file a motion with the court, specifying the qualifications of and need for the dog. This bill would authorize the court to allow the witness to be accompanied by the dog if certain conditions are met, but would require the court to remove or exclude the dog if the court finds the use of the dog would cause undue prejudice to the defendant or would be unduly disruptive to the court proceeding. The bill would require the court to take appropriate measures to minimize the distraction created by the presence of the dog in the courtroom, including requiring the dog to be accompanied by a handler at all times. The bill would require the court, if the therapy or facility dog is used during a criminal jury trial, to issue, upon request, an appropriate jury instruction designed to prevent prejudice for or against any party.
Who sponsors AB 411?
AB 411 is sponsored by Bloom and Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 411?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 411?
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