(1) Existing law generally subjects any person under 18 years of age who commits a crime to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge that person to be a ward of the court. Under existing law, juvenile court proceedings to declare a minor a ward of the court are commenced by the filing of a petition by the probation officer, the district attorney after consultation with the probation officer, or the prosecuting attorney, as specified.
California AB 1537 (20192020) — Juvenile records: inspection: prosecutorial discovery.
(1) Existing law generally subjects any person under 18 years of age who commits a crime to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge that person to be a ward of the court. Under existing law, juvenile court proceedings to declare a minor a ward of the court are commenced by the filing of a petition by the probation officer, the district attorney after consultation with the probation officer, or the prosecuting attorney, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 8–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1537 Cunningham Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Cunningham — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-22 Introduced. To print. introduction
2019-02-23 From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
2019-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2019-03-28 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-03-28 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-04-01 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-04-24 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-29 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1480.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-05-16 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-06-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-06-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-06-17 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2019-06-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1679.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-06-20 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2019-06-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2019-07-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-07-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 50, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d94cb216-80bd-4bcb-8e3f-37a545f632dc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).