Probation and mandatory supervision: flash incarceration.
Existing law authorizes probation and mandatory supervision, which in each case is a period of time when a person is released from incarceration and is subject to specified conditions and supervision by county probation authorities. Existing law, until January 1, 2021, allows a court to authorize the use of flash incarceration, as defined, to detain a person in county jail for not more than 10 days for a violation of the conditions of that person's probation or mandatory supervision, as specified.
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AB 597
California AB 597 (20192020)
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Probation and mandatory supervision: flash incarceration.
California AB 597 (20192020) — Probation and mandatory supervision: flash incarceration.
Existing law authorizes probation and mandatory supervision, which in each case is a period of time when a person is released from incarceration and is subject to specified conditions and supervision by county probation authorities. Existing law, until January 1, 2021, allows a court to authorize the use of flash incarceration, as defined, to detain a person in county jail for not more than 10 days for a violation of the conditions of that person's probation or mandatory supervision, 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
Special Consent AB597 — 40–0 (pass) · upper
AB 597 Levine Consent Calendar Second Day — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Levine — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2019-02-25 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-03-20 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 19). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-03-21 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-03-25 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-03-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 918.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-03-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-04-24 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-06-04 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 4). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-06-05 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 1678.). 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 44, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1558f105-1ae8-47e2-9ca3-28f7504fe4f3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).