CaliforniaCriminal procedure: jurisdiction of public offenses.
What it does
Existing law provides that if more than one violation of certain specified offenses, including, among others, sexual battery, occurs in more than one jurisdictional territory, and the defendant and the victim are the same for all of the offenses, jurisdiction for any of those offenses and any other properly joinable offenses may be in any jurisdiction where at least one of the offenses occurred. Existing law also provides that if more than one violation of certain other specified offenses occur in more than one jurisdictional territory, jurisdiction for any of those offenses and any other properly joinable offenses may be in any jurisdiction where at least one of the offenses occurred, regardless of whether the defendant and the victim are the same for all of the offenses.
More detail
This bill would instead provide that the appropriate jurisdiction for more than one violation of sexual battery may be in any jurisdiction where at least one of the offenses occurred, without regard for whether all of the offenses have the same defendant and victim. The bill would also make that jurisdictional provision applicable if there is more than one violation of indecent exposure or of annoying or molesting a child.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 13Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 73, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Jul 13Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Jul 2Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Jun 25In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5014.).Passed Senate
- Jun 17Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 16From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 16).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- May 26In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- May 6Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Apr 16In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2147 Schiavo Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 16Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4681.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 9Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7).Minor
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- Feb 18Read first time. To print.Introduced