---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sexually violent predators: evaluations."
description: "Existing law provides for the civil commitment of criminal offenders who have been determined to be sexually violent predators for treatment in a secure state hospital facility, as specified. Under existing law, persons to be evaluated for civil commitment are evaluated by 2 practicing psychiatrists or psychologists, or one practicing psychiatrist and one practicing psychologist, designated by the Director of State Hospitals. If the evaluators agree, then a petition for civil commitment may be filed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "SB 760"
citation: "California SB 760 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sexually violent predators: evaluations."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alquist"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 49
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2012-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bae9362c-a55c-4329-a058-5c368793b316"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760"
source_hash: "0d6826c6b4bbdcaa68465f6b80dda5e9341d9a2fdc7723d447c5276c0714df6d"
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 760 (20112012) — Sexually violent predators: evaluations.

Existing law provides for the civil commitment of criminal offenders who have been determined to be sexually violent predators for treatment in a secure state hospital facility, as specified. Under existing law, persons to be evaluated for civil commitment are evaluated by 2 practicing psychiatrists or psychologists, or one practicing psychiatrist and one practicing psychologist, designated by the Director of State Hospitals. If the evaluators agree, then a petition for civil commitment may be filed.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/18/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76099INT)
2. **03/25/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76098AMD)
3. **04/14/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76097AMD)
4. **05/09/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76096AMD)
5. **05/25/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76095AMD)
6. **06/18/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76092AMD)
7. **06/28/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76094AMD)
8. **06/28/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76091AMD)
9. **08/20/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76090AMD)
10. **09/02/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76093AMD)
11. **09/29/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76088CHP)
12. **SB760** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760)
13. **09/05/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB760&version=20110SB76089ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- From committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in. — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 760 Alquist Third Reading Urgency By CEDILLO — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **16–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **30–9** (pass) · upper
- SB 760 Alquist Senate Third Reading Amend By FONG Set #1 — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business (Urgency Clause) — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alquist — primary (person)
- Galgiani — coauthor (person)
- Pavley — author (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2011-02-18** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2011-02-20** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- **2011-03-03** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-25** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-04-14** Re-referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-14** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-04-15** Set for hearing April 27.
- **2011-04-25** Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2011-04-26** Set for hearing May 4.
- **2011-05-05** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 851.) (May 4). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-09** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Set for hearing May 23.
- **2011-05-24** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 1086.) (May 23). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-25** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-06-01** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 1235.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2011-06-02** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2011-06-09** Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-21** Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2011-06-28** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-07-06** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-08-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (August 17). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-08-22** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2011-09-02** Read third time and amended. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2820.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-09-02** Ordered to third reading.
- **2011-09-06** Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Charles Calderon.
- **2012-06-14** Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Allen.
- **2012-06-15** From inactive file.
- **2012-06-15** Ordered to third reading.
- **2012-06-18** Read third time and amended. (Page 5343.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-18** Ordered to third reading.
- **2012-06-18** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2012-06-26** Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2012-06-28** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-07-03** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-08-08** Set, second hearing.
- **2012-08-08** Placed on suspense file.
- **2012-08-16** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-08-20** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-21** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-08-23** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6192.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-08-24** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2012-08-27** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee`
- **2012-08-27** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4854.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2012-08-29** From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4988.) `committee-passage`
- **2012-08-30** Urgency clause adopted.
- **2012-08-30** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5013.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2012-09-10** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.
- **2012-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2012-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 790, Statutes of 2012.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bae9362c-a55c-4329-a058-5c368793b316`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).