California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 1064 — Prisons: confidential informants.

Last action — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and grants the department authority over state prison facilities. Existing law authorizes the department to prescribe and amend rules and regulations for the administration of the prisons. Existing law establishes the Board of Parole Hearings, and authorizes the board to conduct parole consideration hearings. This bill would prohibit an employee of, or private entity under contract with, the department from finding any state prisoner guilty of a rules violation if that finding or decision is based on, or relies on, in whole or in part, any information from an in-custody confidential informant that is neither corroborated nor reliable. The bill would additionally prohibit an employee of, or private entity under contract with, the board from making a finding or decision about any state prisoner that is based on, or relies on, in whole or in part, uncorroborated allegations from an in-custody confidential informant that have not been found true following a disciplinary hearing at which the subject was provided notice, among other requirements. The bill would require a state prisoner to receive, 10 days before these types of proceedings, a summary notice of any information provided by an in-custody confidential informant that may be used in the decision that includes, among other things, the actual or approximate date the information was provided to the department. The bill would define when information from an in-custody confidential informant is corroborated or reliable.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 9.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 53. Noes 10. Page 5455.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (August 20).

  12. August 18 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. August 3 hearing postponed by committee.

  15. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 3880.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3768.) (June 18).

  21. Set for hearing June 18.

  22. June 9 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. Set for hearing June 9.

  24. Hearing rescheduled due to Capitol closure.

  25. Set for hearing June 1.

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3569.) (May 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Set for hearing May 20.

  28. March 24 hearing postponed by committee.

  29. Set for hearing March 24.

  30. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  31. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.

  32. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Skinner · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

SB 1064 Skinner Senate Third Reading By Kalra

Passed 53 Yea · 10 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 328011
Democratic 20002
Republican 1203
Total 5310016
% of votes cast 67%13%0%20%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Diep — Yea
Daly — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gray — Nay
Fong — Nay
Brough — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Frazier — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Salas — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Cooper — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Burke — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Weber — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gloria — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chu — Yea
Low — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
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
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Unfinished Business SB1064 Skinner Concurrence

Passed 26 Yea · 9 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18702
Democratic 8002
Republican 0201
Total 26905
% of votes cast 65%23%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Monning — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hill — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Chang — Nay
Borgeas — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Bates — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Galgiani — Not Voting
Moorlach — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 14 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 6000
Unaffiliated 8300
Republican 0100
Total 14400
% of votes cast 78%22%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Quirk — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Fong — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 29 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20502
Democratic 9100
Republican 0300
Total 29902
% of votes cast 73%23%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Leyva — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Roth — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Monning — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Chang — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Bates — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Borgeas — Not Voting
Wilk — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Republican 0100
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Leyva — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bates — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Leyva — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1064 do?
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and grants the department authority over state prison facilities. Existing law authorizes the department to prescribe and amend rules and regulations for the administration of the prisons. Existing law establishes the Board of Parole Hearings, and authorizes the board to conduct parole consideration hearings. This bill would prohibit an employee of, or private entity under contract with, the department from finding any state prisoner guilty of a rules violation if that finding or decision is based on, or relies on, in whole or in part, any information from an in-custody confidential informant that is neither corroborated nor reliable. The bill would additionally prohibit an employee of, or private entity under contract with, the board from making a finding or decision about any state prisoner that is based on, or relies on, in whole or in part, uncorroborated allegations from an in-custody confidential informant that have not been found true following a disciplinary hearing at which the subject was provided notice, among other requirements. The bill would require a state prisoner to receive, 10 days before these types of proceedings, a summary notice of any information provided by an in-custody confidential informant that may be used in the decision that includes, among other things, the actual or approximate date the information was provided to the department. The bill would define when information from an in-custody confidential informant is corroborated or reliable.
Who sponsors SB 1064?
SB 1064 is sponsored by Skinner.
What is the current status of SB 1064?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 1064?
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