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AB 989 — Juveniles: sealing of records.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 375, Statutes of 2015.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2015. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Existing law subjects any person under 18 years of age who commits a crime to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge that person to be a ward of the court, except as specified. Under existing law, juvenile court proceedings to declare a minor a ward of the court are commenced by the filing of a petition by the probation officer, the district attorney after consultation with the probation officer, or the prosecuting attorney, as specified. Existing law requires the juvenile court to order the petition of a minor who is subject to the jurisdiction of the court dismissed if the minor satisfactorily completes a term of probation or an informal program of supervision, as specified, and requires the court to seal all records in the custody of the juvenile court pertaining to that dismissed petition, except that the prosecuting attorney and the probation department of any county may have access to the records for the limited purpose of determining whether the minor is eligible for deferred entry of judgment. This bill would additionally authorize the prosecuting attorney and the probation department to have access to the records for the limited purpose of determining a minor's eligibility for informal supervision and would authorize the probation department of any county to have access to the records for the limited purpose of meeting federal Title IV-B and Title IV-E compliance. The bill would also authorize the probation department to access the records for the limited purpose of identifying the minor's previous court-ordered programs or placements, as specified. The bill would also authorize a law enforcement agency, probation department, court, or other local agency that has custody of the sealed record to access the record, as specified. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 786 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by both this bill and AB 666, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2016, and this bill is chaptered last.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 09/30/15 - Chaptered Current pdf September 30, 2015
- Enrolled 09/11/15 - Enrolled pdf September 11, 2015
- Amended 09/02/15 - Amended Senate pdf September 02, 2015
- Amended 04/16/15 - Amended Assembly pdf April 16, 2015
- Amended 04/08/15 - Amended Assembly pdf April 08, 2015
- Amended 03/26/15 - Amended Assembly pdf March 26, 2015
- Introduced 02/26/15 - Introduced pdf February 26, 2015
- AB989 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 375, Statutes of 2015.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3001.).
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Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2990.)
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In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2597.).
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).
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Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1102.)
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14).
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Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
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Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Cooper · Primary
- Tom Lackey · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Cooper
Co-sponsors (1)
- Lackey, Tom Republican
Not signed on (120)
120 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 120 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 69 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Brough | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Kim | — | Yea |
| Linder | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Perea | — | Yea |
| Steinorth | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Chang | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| Obernolte | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Alejo | — | Yea |
| Baker | — | Yea |
| Chiu | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Chávez | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Dababneh | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Thurmond | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Bonilla | — | Yea |
| Lopez | — | Yea |
| Campos | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Not Voting |
| Hadley | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Not Voting |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Gomez | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Yea |
| Lorena Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Roger Hernández | — | Yea |
| Travis Allen | — | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Vidak | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Cannella | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| De León | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Not Voting |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Moorlach | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 68 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Alejo | — | Yea |
| Baker | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Brough | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Thurmond | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Chang | — | Yea |
| Gomez | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Chiu | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Kim | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Linder | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| Obernolte | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Perea | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Steinorth | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Campos | — | Not Voting |
| Bonilla | — | Yea |
| Lopez | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Not Voting |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Chávez | — | Yea |
| Dababneh | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Hadley | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Roger Hernández | — | Yea |
| Travis Allen | — | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 989 do?
- Existing law subjects any person under 18 years of age who commits a crime to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge that person to be a ward of the court, except as specified. Under existing law, juvenile court proceedings to declare a minor a ward of the court are commenced by the filing of a petition by the probation officer, the district attorney after consultation with the probation officer, or the prosecuting attorney, as specified. Existing law requires the juvenile court to order the petition of a minor who is subject to the jurisdiction of the court dismissed if the minor satisfactorily completes a term of probation or an informal program of supervision, as specified, and requires the court to seal all records in the custody of the juvenile court pertaining to that dismissed petition, except that the prosecuting attorney and the probation department of any county may have access to the records for the limited purpose of determining whether the minor is eligible for deferred entry of judgment. This bill would additionally authorize the prosecuting attorney and the probation department to have access to the records for the limited purpose of determining a minor's eligibility for informal supervision and would authorize the probation department of any county to have access to the records for the limited purpose of meeting federal Title IV-B and Title IV-E compliance. The bill would also authorize the probation department to access the records for the limited purpose of identifying the minor's previous court-ordered programs or placements, as specified. The bill would also authorize a law enforcement agency, probation department, court, or other local agency that has custody of the sealed record to access the record, as specified. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 786 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by both this bill and AB 666, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2016, and this bill is chaptered last.
- Who sponsors AB 989?
- AB 989 is sponsored by Cooper and Lackey, Tom (Republican).
- What is the current status of AB 989?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2015. Enacted.
- Where can I track AB 989?
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