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SB 145 · 2019-20

Ends mandatory registration in some close-in-age cases

Official subject Sex offenders: registration.

Became law Chapter 79, Statutes of 2020

Plain-language summary

Removes mandatory sex offender registration for a person convicted of certain offenses involving a minor if the person is not more than 10 years older than the minor. This applies only when that offense is the only one requiring the person to register.

How these summaries are written

Official summary · Legislative Counsel's Digest

Describes the final version (Chaptered, Sept. 11, 2020).

Read the official summary (2 paragraphs)

Existing law, the Sex Offender Registration Act, requires a person convicted of one of certain crimes, as specified, to register with law enforcement as a sex offender while residing in California or while attending school or working in California, as specified. A willful failure to register, as required by the act, is a misdemeanor or felony, depending on the underlying offense.

This bill would exempt from mandatory registration under the act a person convicted of certain offenses involving minors if the person is not more than 10 years older than the minor and if that offense is the only one requiring the person to register.

Official title

An act to amend Sections 290 and 290.006 of the Penal Code, relating to sex offenders.

Timeline

  1. Jan. 18, 2019 Introduced
  2. May 28, 2019 Passed Senate 25 yes, 3 no
  3. Aug. 31, 2020 Passed Assembly 41 yes, 25 no
  4. Sept. 8, 2020 Enrolled and sent to the Governor
  5. Sept. 11, 2020 Signed by the Governor
  6. Sept. 11, 2020 Chaptered (became law)
Full official history (28 actions)
  1. Jan. 18, 2019 Introduced: Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
  2. Jan. 22, 2019 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 21.
  3. Jan. 31, 2019 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  4. March 4, 2019 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  5. March 5, 2019 Set for hearing April 2.
  6. March 13, 2019 April 2 hearing postponed by committee.
  7. March 14, 2019 Set for hearing April 9.
  8. April 9, 2019 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 623.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  9. April 30, 2019 Set for hearing May 6.
  10. May 6, 2019 May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  11. May 10, 2019 Set for hearing May 16.
  12. May 20, 2019 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1090.) (May 16).
  13. May 21, 2019 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
  14. May 28, 2019 Passed Senate: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 3. Page 1326.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  15. May 28, 2019 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  16. June 6, 2019 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  17. July 10, 2019 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 9).
  18. July 11, 2019 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  19. Aug. 14, 2019 August 14 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  20. Aug. 30, 2019 August 30 hearing postponed by committee.
  21. Aug. 20, 2020 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 6.) (August 20).
  22. Aug. 24, 2020 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  23. Aug. 31, 2020 Passed Assembly: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 41. Noes 25. Page 5460.) Ordered to the Senate.
  24. Aug. 31, 2020 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  25. Aug. 31, 2020 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 23. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  26. Sept. 8, 2020 Enrolled and sent to the Governor: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  27. Sept. 11, 2020 Signed by the Governor: Approved by the Governor.
  28. Sept. 11, 2020 Chaptered (became law): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 79, Statutes of 2020.