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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Probation: length of terms."
+description: "Existing law authorizes courts that have jurisdiction in misdemeanor cases to suspend the sentence and make and enforce terms of probation in those cases, for a period not to exceed 3 years, except when the period of the maximum sentence imposed by law exceeds 3 years, in which case the terms of probation may be imposed for a longer period than 3 years, but not to exceed the time for which the person may be imprisoned."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
+legislature: "California Legislature"
+session: "20192020"
+identifier: "AB 1950"
+citation: "California AB 1950 (20192020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Probation: length of terms."]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kamlager"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2020-01-17"
+last_action: "2020-09-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02671bc5-9098-4ab5-935c-7afc1f9bb520"
+source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1950"
+source_hash: "cc341d0487d926f5eef64d08b55a005e18a8bf1604b0f600bacfb60a5b0d9548"
+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 AB 1950 (20192020) — Probation: length of terms.
+
+Existing law authorizes courts that have jurisdiction in misdemeanor cases to suspend the sentence and make and enforce terms of probation in those cases, for a period not to exceed 3 years, except when the period of the maximum sentence imposed by law exceeds 3 years, in which case the terms of probation may be imposed for a longer period than 3 years, but not to exceed the time for which the person may be imprisoned.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **01/17/20 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1950&version=20190AB195099INT)
+2. **05/06/20 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1950&version=20190AB195098AMD)
+3. **05/21/20 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1950&version=20190AB195097AMD)
+4. **06/10/20 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1950&version=20190AB195096AMD)
+5. **09/30/20 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1950&version=20190AB195094CHP)
+6. **AB1950** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1950)
+7. **08/25/20 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1950&version=20190AB195095ENR)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading AB1950 Kamlager et al. By Mitchell — **26–12** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass. — **10–7** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–2** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–3** (pass) · lower
+- AB 1950 Kamlager Assembly Third Reading — **48–22** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kamlager — primary (person)
+- Kalra — coauthor (person)
+- Quirk — coauthor (person)
+- Wicks — coauthor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-17** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
+- **2020-01-18** From printer. May be heard in committee February 17.
+- **2020-01-30** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
+- **2020-03-10** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
+- **2020-05-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction`
+- **2020-05-07** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
+- **2020-05-20** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (May 19). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
+- **2020-05-21** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2020-05-22** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
+- **2020-06-02** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 7.) (June 2). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
+- **2020-06-03** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2020-06-10** Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4746.) `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
+- **2020-06-15** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 22. Page 4851.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
+- **2020-06-16** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
+- **2020-07-01** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
+- **2020-08-01** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 31). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2020-08-13** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
+- **2020-08-14** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2020-08-24** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 4292.). `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
+- **2020-08-24** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
+- **2020-08-27** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
+- **2020-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2020-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 328, Statutes of 2020.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02671bc5-9098-4ab5-935c-7afc1f9bb520`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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