California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 87 — Jurors: peremptory challenge.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 115, Statutes of 2015.

  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 January 07, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits a party from using a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of an assumption that the prospective juror is biased merely because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, or similar grounds. This bill would also prohibit a party from using a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of ethnic group identification, age, genetic information, or disability.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 115, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 4. Page 2168.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 5. Page 1612.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 9).

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

  10. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 2. Page 616.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (March 17).

  15. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee February 7.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Chiu

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 87 STONE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 67 Yea · 4 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 60208
Democratic 4000
Republican 3201
Total 67409
% of votes cast 84%5%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Not Voting
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Perea — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading AB87 Mark Stone By Leno

Passed 32 Yea · 5 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29503
Democratic 3000
Total 32503
% of votes cast 80%13%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Fuller — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Democratic 1000
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Leno — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Monning — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 87 STONE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 68 Yea · 2 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61108
Democratic 4000
Republican 3102
Total 682010
% of votes cast 85%3%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Lopez — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 0100
Total 9100
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 87 do?
Existing law prohibits a party from using a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of an assumption that the prospective juror is biased merely because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, or similar grounds. This bill would also prohibit a party from using a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of ethnic group identification, age, genetic information, or disability.
Who sponsors AB 87?
AB 87 is sponsored by Chiu and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of AB 87?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 87?
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