CaliforniaSexual assault forensic evidence: testing.
What it does
Existing law, the Sexual Assault Victims' DNA Bill of Rights, requires law enforcement agencies, for sexual assault forensic evidence received on or after January 1, 2016, to either submit the evidence to a crime lab within 20 days after it is booked into evidence or ensure that a rapid turnaround deoxyribonucleic acid program is in place, as specified. However, existing law authorizes a sexual assault victim to request that a kit collected from them not be tested and prohibits a kit for which this request had been made from being tested.
More detail
This bill would instead authorize a sexual assault survivor who is 18 years of age or older and who is undecided whether to report to law enforcement at the time of an examination to request that all medical evidence collected from them not be tested. If the request is made at the time of the examination, the bill would prohibit the medical facility from submitting the kit to a crime laboratory and would require the investigating agency to retain the kit until the sexual assault survivor requests testing. If the request is made after the examination, the bill would either require the investigating agency to retain the kit or would require the crime laboratory to return the kit to the investigating agency to be retained. The bill would also authorize a sexual assault survivor who has requested that their kit not be tested to later request that it be tested. By creating a new duty for local investigating agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 13Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 783, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 13Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 23Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 13Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3062.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded SB 733 Wahab Senate Third Reading By Schultz. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB733 Wahab et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 13In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Sep 13Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3459.) Ordered to the Senate.Major
- Sep 13Joint Rule 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
- Sep 11Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 10From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (September 10).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 9From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Sep 8Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
- Sep 8From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Sep 8Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Minor
- Sep 5Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 5Read third time and amended.Major
- Sep 5Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
- Sep 4Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 4Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.Major
- Sep 3In Assembly. Held at Desk.
- Sep 3Ordered to the Assembly.
- Sep 3Ordered to unfinished business.
- Sep 3Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Aug 25From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2242.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Aug 25Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).Minor
- Aug 21In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 733 Wahab Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 21Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2706.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jul 17Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jul 16From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15).Minor
- Jul 15
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 19Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Jun 17From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Major
- May 12Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Minor
- Apr 24In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 888.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Apr 22Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 21From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 4Set for hearing April 21.
- Apr 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 609.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 1
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13Set for hearing April 1.
- Mar 12Referred to Com. on HOUSING.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 24From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced