AB 2147 CA
Criminal procedure: jurisdiction of public offenses.
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Summary
California Assembly Bill 2147 would expand jurisdictional authority for sexual battery, indecent exposure, and annoying or molesting a child offenses. The bill would allow any jurisdiction where at least one offense occurred to have jurisdiction, regardless of whether all offenses involve the same defendant and victim, removing the current requirement that they be the same for all violations.
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Official abstract
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. 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.
Sponsor (1)
- Schiavo Democratic · author
Action history (16)
- Feb 18, 2026 Read first time. To print. · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. · lower
- Apr 8, 2026 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7). · lower
- Apr 9, 2026 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. · lower
- Apr 16, 2026 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4681.) · lower
- Apr 16, 2026 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. · upper
- May 6, 2026 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. · upper
- May 26, 2026 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. · upper
- Jun 16, 2026 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 16). · upper
- Jun 17, 2026 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. · upper
- Jun 25, 2026 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.). · upper
- Jun 25, 2026 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. · lower
- Jul 2, 2026 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. · legislature
- Jul 13, 2026 Approved by the Governor. · legislature
- Jul 13, 2026 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 73, Statutes of 2026. · legislature
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