Existing law provides that a person is competent to act as a grand juror only if he or she possesses specified qualifications. Existing law specifies the exemptions and excuses which relieve a person from liability to serve as a grand juror. The jury commissioner is required to inquire into the qualifications of prospective grand jurors and return a list of recommended grand jurors to the court. No challenge shall be made or allowed to the panel from which the grand jury is drawn, nor to an individual, except when made by the court for want of qualification, as prescribed.
California AB 1133 (20112012) — Grand jurors: conflict of interest.
Existing law provides that a person is competent to act as a grand juror only if he or she possesses specified qualifications. Existing law specifies the exemptions and excuses which relieve a person from liability to serve as a grand juror. The jury commissioner is required to inquire into the qualifications of prospective grand jurors and return a list of recommended grand jurors to the court. No challenge shall be made or allowed to the panel from which the grand jury is drawn, nor to an individual, except when made by the court for want of qualification, as prescribed.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1133 SILVA Consent Calendar Second Day — 68–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Silva — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2011-03-17 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2011-03-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-03-22 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2011-04-12 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 12). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-13 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-04-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 1047.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-04-25 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-05-12 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2011-06-09 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 7). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-10 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-06-22 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-07-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 1684.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-07-01 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2011-07-05 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2187.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-07-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
2011-08-05 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-08-05 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 184, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f43c68fd-4242-4d9f-8adf-b5c5de0aac66. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).