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type: "Bill"
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title: "Criminal procedure: disposition of evidence."
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description: "Existing law requires the appropriate governmental entity to retain any biological material that is secured in connection with a criminal case in a condition suitable for DNA testing for the duration of time that any person is incarcerated in connection with that criminal case. Existing law, however, authorizes the governmental entity possessing that material to dispose of it earlier if certain conditions are met, including that the incarcerated person is sent notice of the intent to destroy the evidence and does not object, as specified."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20172018"
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identifier: "AB 2988"
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citation: "California AB 2988 (20172018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Criminal procedure: disposition of evidence."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Weber"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2018-02-16"
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last_action: "2018-09-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0fc9d96-7f13-43f4-8eef-58798d56494b"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2988"
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source_hash: "adb82c1d7c311cef567b39965fdd6f77a92fe337c88ae24d6a2da4b3990c8c38"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 2988 (20172018) — Criminal procedure: disposition of evidence.
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Existing law requires the appropriate governmental entity to retain any biological material that is secured in connection with a criminal case in a condition suitable for DNA testing for the duration of time that any person is incarcerated in connection with that criminal case. Existing law, however, authorizes the governmental entity possessing that material to dispose of it earlier if certain conditions are met, including that the incarcerated person is sent notice of the intent to destroy the evidence and does not object, as specified.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/16/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2988&version=20170AB298899INT)
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2. **05/25/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2988&version=20170AB298898AMD)
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3. **06/28/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2988&version=20170AB298897AMD)
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4. **08/17/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2988&version=20170AB298896AMD)
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5. **09/30/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2988&version=20170AB298894CHP)
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6. **AB2988** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2988)
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7. **08/29/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2988&version=20170AB298895ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass as amended — **6–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading AB2988 Weber By Stone — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 2988 WEBER Assembly Third Reading — **78–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- AB 2988 WEBER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **78–0** (pass) · lower
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Weber — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-16** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-17** From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
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- **2018-03-08** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-17** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-02** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-25** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 25). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-05-25** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
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- **2018-05-29** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2018-05-30** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5540.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2018-05-31** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2018-06-13** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-27** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-06-28** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1`
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- **2018-08-06** In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
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- **2018-08-17** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-08-17** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
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- **2018-08-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2018-08-23** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5641.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2018-08-23** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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- **2018-08-27** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6660.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
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- **2018-09-05** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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- **2018-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2018-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 972, Statutes of 2018.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0fc9d96-7f13-43f4-8eef-58798d56494b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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