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.
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.
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; origin ocd-bill/bae9362c-a55c-4329-a058-5c368793b316. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).