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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Prisoners: DNA testing."
+description: "(1) Existing law allows an incarcerated person who has been convicted of a felony to make a written motion for the performance of forensic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing according to a specified procedure. Existing law allows the court to order a hearing on the motion in the court's discretion."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
+legislature: "California Legislature"
+session: "20132014"
+identifier: "SB 980"
+citation: "California SB 980 (20132014)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Prisoners: DNA testing."]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Lieu"]
+version_count: 10
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2014-02-11"
+last_action: "2014-09-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86389adc-8d86-4bf8-b641-b58c213eb989"
+source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB980"
+source_hash: "263775f455f9fd20d839f6413ebc0a602fc8ea86f6527b0a410895b4d90006be"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
+---
+
+# California SB 980 (20132014) — Prisoners: DNA testing.
+
+(1) Existing law allows an incarcerated person who has been convicted of a felony to make a written motion for the performance of forensic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing according to a specified procedure. Existing law allows the court to order a hearing on the motion in the court's discretion.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **02/11/14 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB980&version=20130SB98099INT)
+2. **03/17/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB980&version=20130SB98098AMD)
+3. **05/07/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB980&version=20130SB98097AMD)
+4. **05/27/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB980&version=20130SB98096AMD)
+5. **06/19/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB980&version=20130SB98095AMD)
+6. **08/04/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB980&version=20130SB98094AMD)
+7. **08/19/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB980&version=20130SB98093AMD)
+8. **09/25/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB980&version=20130SB98091CHP)
+9. **SB980** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB980)
+10. **09/03/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB980&version=20130SB98092ENR)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass as amended. — **13–0** (pass) · lower
+- Unfinished Business SB980 Lieu Concurrence — **32–3** (pass) · upper
+- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3rd Reading — **23–11** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **5–2** (pass) · upper
+- SB 980 Lieu Senate Third Reading By GORELL — **77–1** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass as amended. — **5–2** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Lieu — primary (person)
+- Leno — coauthor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2014-02-11** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2014-02-12** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.
+- **2014-02-20** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-17** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-19** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-20** Set for hearing April 22.
+- **2014-04-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3217.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
+- **2014-04-25** Set for hearing May 5.
+- **2014-04-28** Hearing postponed by committee.
+- **2014-05-02** Set for hearing May 12.
+- **2014-05-07** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2014-05-12** Placed on APPR. suspense file.
+- **2014-05-16** Set for hearing May 23.
+- **2014-05-23** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3706.) (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
+- **2014-05-27** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
+- **2014-05-29** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 11. Page 3687.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
+- **2014-05-29** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
+- **2014-06-09** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
+- **2014-06-19** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2014-06-25** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
+- **2014-08-04** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2014-08-06** Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
+- **2014-08-18** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
+- **2014-08-19** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
+- **2014-08-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
+- **2014-08-27** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6554.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
+- **2014-08-27** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
+- **2014-08-29** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 3. Page 4967.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
+- **2014-09-08** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
+- **2014-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2014-09-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 554, Statutes of 2014.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86389adc-8d86-4bf8-b641-b58c213eb989`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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