California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 701 — Sex crimes: rape.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 848, Statutes of 2016.

  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 25, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 25 sponsors

    1 primary, 24 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law defines rape and spousal rape as an act of sexual intercourse accomplished under specified circumstances indicating a lack of consent, force, or duress, as specified. Existing law additionally makes various acts, including sodomy and oral copulation without consent or sexual intercourse with a minor, unlawful as sexual assault. This bill would state the findings of the Legislature that all forms of nonconsensual sexual assault may be considered rape for purposes of the gravity of the offense and the support of survivors and would state that this is declarative of existing law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 848, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6219.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 23).

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

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

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4877.).

  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 28).

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

  14. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  15. Withdrawn from committee.

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

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

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

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

  20. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 1329.)

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 15).

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Atkins · Cosponsor
  • Bonilla · Cosponsor
  • Lopez · Cosponsor
  • Eggman · Cosponsor
  • Gatto · Cosponsor
  • Mike A. Gipson · Cosponsor
  • Glazer · Cosponsor
  • Gomez · Cosponsor
  • Shannon Grove · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Cosponsor
  • Hertzberg · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Leyva · Cosponsor
  • Maienschein · Cosponsor
  • McCarty · Cosponsor
  • Olsen · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Robert Garcia · Primary
  • Mia Bonta · Cosponsor
  • Joaquin Arambula · Cosponsor
  • Mark Stone · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (97)

97 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 701 GARCIA, C. Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Gray — Yea
Linder — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Low — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — 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
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic 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

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Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea

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AB 701 GARCIA, C. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66103
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 76103
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Holden — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Kim — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
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

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Perea — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 701 do?
Existing law defines rape and spousal rape as an act of sexual intercourse accomplished under specified circumstances indicating a lack of consent, force, or duress, as specified. Existing law additionally makes various acts, including sodomy and oral copulation without consent or sexual intercourse with a minor, unlawful as sexual assault. This bill would state the findings of the Legislature that all forms of nonconsensual sexual assault may be considered rape for purposes of the gravity of the offense and the support of survivors and would state that this is declarative of existing law.
Who sponsors AB 701?
AB 701 is sponsored by Anderson, Beall, Atkins, Bonilla, Lopez, Eggman, Gatto, Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Glazer, Gomez, Grove, Shannon (Republican), Hancock, Hall, Hertzberg, Hill, Leno, Leyva, Maienschein, McCarty, Olsen, Williams, Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Bonta, Mia (Democratic), Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of AB 701?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 701?
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