California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 672 — Inmates: wrongful convictions: assistance upon release.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 403, 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 February 25, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Motor Vehicles to ensure that all eligible inmates released from the state prison have valid identification cards. Existing law establishes certain criteria to be met in order for an inmate to be considered "eligible" for these purposes. This bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to assist a person who is exonerated as to a conviction for which he or she is serving a state prison sentence at the time of exoneration with transitional services, including housing assistance, job training, and mental health services, as applicable. The extent of the services would be determined by the department and would be provided for a period of not less than 6 months and not more than one year from the date of release. Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect specified fees for the issuance, renewal, or replacement of a driver's license or identification card. This bill would exempt from payment of those fees a person who was exonerated, and was released from state prison within the previous 6 months. The bill would also require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide a form to any person who was exonerated, and would require that form to be presented to the Department of Motor Vehicles in order to qualify for the exemption.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 403, Statutes of 2015.

  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 79. Noes 0. Page 3143.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2703.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  11. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  14. Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and PUB. S.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1869.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 28).

  20. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  22. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Jones-Sawyer · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Jones-Sawyer

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 672 JONES-SAWYER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70001
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Wood — 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

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3rd Reading AB672 Jones-Sawyer By Mitchell

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Democratic 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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Placed on suspense file

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
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10000
Democratic 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 672 JONES-SAWYER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chu — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gonzalez — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 10003
Republican 0002
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 672 do?
Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Motor Vehicles to ensure that all eligible inmates released from the state prison have valid identification cards. Existing law establishes certain criteria to be met in order for an inmate to be considered "eligible" for these purposes. This bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to assist a person who is exonerated as to a conviction for which he or she is serving a state prison sentence at the time of exoneration with transitional services, including housing assistance, job training, and mental health services, as applicable. The extent of the services would be determined by the department and would be provided for a period of not less than 6 months and not more than one year from the date of release. Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect specified fees for the issuance, renewal, or replacement of a driver's license or identification card. This bill would exempt from payment of those fees a person who was exonerated, and was released from state prison within the previous 6 months. The bill would also require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide a form to any person who was exonerated, and would require that form to be presented to the Department of Motor Vehicles in order to qualify for the exemption.
Who sponsors AB 672?
AB 672 is sponsored by Jones-Sawyer.
What is the current status of AB 672?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
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