California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 420 — Prostitution.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 734, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that a person who solicits or agrees to engage in or engages in any act of prostitution is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. This bill would recast these provisions to distinguish between the different individuals who are guilty of disorderly conduct by soliciting, agreeing to engage in, or engaging in, any act of prostitution based on whether the person is soliciting or agreeing to receive compensation, money, or anything of value for an act of prostitution, as specified, or the person is soliciting or agreeing to provide compensation, money, or anything of value for an act of prostitution with a minor or with an adult, as specified. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 647 of the Penal Code, proposed by SB 1129, SB 1322, and AB 1708, that would become operative only if this bill and one or more of those other bills are enacted and become effective January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 734, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5571.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6365.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time, passed and ordered to the Senate.

  11. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  12. Ordered to the Assembly.

  13. Withdrawn from engrossing and enrolling.

  14. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5517.) Ordered to the Senate.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14).

  18. June 16 hearing: Held in committee for interim study.

  19. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 879.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 729.) (April 21).

  24. Set for hearing April 21.

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  26. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  27. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.

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

Sponsors

  • Bates · Cosponsor
  • Block · Cosponsor
  • Bonta · Cosponsor
  • Runner · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Primary
  • Olsen · Cosponsor
  • Vidak · Cosponsor
  • Waldron · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Huff

Co-sponsors (7)

  • Bates
  • Block
  • Bonta
  • Runner
  • Olsen
  • Vidak
  • Waldron

Not signed on (114)

114 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB420 Huff Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pan — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — 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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SB 420 Huff Senate Third Reading By GARCIA, C.

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chang — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — 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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SB 420 Huff Senate Third Reading By GARCIA, C.

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64006
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Burke — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Atkins — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Medina — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Rendon — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — 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
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

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Republican 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Low — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 3000
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hall — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Monning — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 420 do?
Existing law provides that a person who solicits or agrees to engage in or engages in any act of prostitution is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. This bill would recast these provisions to distinguish between the different individuals who are guilty of disorderly conduct by soliciting, agreeing to engage in, or engaging in, any act of prostitution based on whether the person is soliciting or agreeing to receive compensation, money, or anything of value for an act of prostitution, as specified, or the person is soliciting or agreeing to provide compensation, money, or anything of value for an act of prostitution with a minor or with an adult, as specified. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 647 of the Penal Code, proposed by SB 1129, SB 1322, and AB 1708, that would become operative only if this bill and one or more of those other bills are enacted and become effective January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors SB 420?
SB 420 is sponsored by Bates, Block, Bonta, Runner, Huff, Olsen, Vidak, and Waldron.
What is the current status of SB 420?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 420?
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