California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2243 — Evidence: admissibility.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 27, 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 13, 2018. 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 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that except as otherwise provided by statute, all relevant evidence is admissible. This bill would prohibit the admissibility of evidence that a victim of, or a witness to, extortion, stalking, or a violent felony, each as defined, has engaged in an act of prostitution at or around the time he or she was the victim of or witness to the crime in order to prove the victim's or witness's criminal liability in a separate prosecution for the act of prostitution. The California Constitution provides for the Right to Truth-In-Evidence, which requires a23 vote of the Legislature to exclude any relevant evidence from any criminal proceeding, as specified. Because this bill may exclude from a criminal action information about a person's liability for an act of prostitution that would otherwise be admissible, it requires a23 vote of the Legislature.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 27, 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 5367.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after May 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4220.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 15).

  9. 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.

  10. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 4530.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 20).

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

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

  17. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Friedman · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Friedman

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2243 FRIEDMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 56001
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 77001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — 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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Consent Calendar AB2243

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34000
Democratic 5000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Newman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Allen — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Glazer — 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 2243 FRIEDMAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 67 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47009
Democratic 15000
Republican 5001
Total 670010
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (77)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Not Voting
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Gonzalez Fletcher — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chau — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — 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 Not Voting
Lackey, Tom 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
Kiley — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2243 do?
Existing law provides that except as otherwise provided by statute, all relevant evidence is admissible. This bill would prohibit the admissibility of evidence that a victim of, or a witness to, extortion, stalking, or a violent felony, each as defined, has engaged in an act of prostitution at or around the time he or she was the victim of or witness to the crime in order to prove the victim's or witness's criminal liability in a separate prosecution for the act of prostitution. The California Constitution provides for the Right to Truth-In-Evidence, which requires a23 vote of the Legislature to exclude any relevant evidence from any criminal proceeding, as specified. Because this bill may exclude from a criminal action information about a person's liability for an act of prostitution that would otherwise be admissible, it requires a23 vote of the Legislature.
Who sponsors AB 2243?
AB 2243 is sponsored by Friedman.
What is the current status of AB 2243?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2243?
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