Existing law provides that no discovery shall occur in criminal cases except as provided by statute or as mandated by the Constitution of the United States. Under existing law, a defendant and his or her attorney are required to disclose to the prosecuting attorney any reports or statements of experts made in connection with the case, including the results of physical or mental examinations, scientific tests, experiments, or comparisons which the defendant intends to offer in evidence at the trial.
California AB 1516 (20092010) — Criminal procedure: discovery.
Existing law provides that no discovery shall occur in criminal cases except as provided by statute or as mandated by the Constitution of the United States. Under existing law, a defendant and his or her attorney are required to disclose to the prosecuting attorney any reports or statements of experts made in connection with the case, including the results of physical or mental examinations, scientific tests, experiments, or comparisons which the defendant intends to offer in evidence at the trial.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1516 LIEU Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass. — pass (pass) · lower
AB 1516 LIEU Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1516 Lieu By Benoit — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Lieu — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2009-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2009-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
2009-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2009-04-02 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2009-04-20 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2009-04-21 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2009-05-13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-05-14 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-05-26 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 1663.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-05-27 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2009-06-11 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2009-06-29 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2009-07-15 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 7). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-07-16 Read second time, amended, and to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-08-31 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2010.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-09-01 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.