Sexually violent predators: open court proceedings.
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. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, within 6 months prior to the inmate's scheduled release date, to refer an inmate who is in custody under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and is either serving a determinate sentence or whose parole has been revoked, for screening by the department and the Board of Parole Hearings based on whether the person has committed a sexually violent predatory offense and on a review of the person's social, criminal, and institutional history. Under existing law, if this screening determines that the person is likely to be a sexually violent predator, the department is required to refer the person to the State Department of State Hospitals for a full evaluation.
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20212022
SB 248
California SB 248 (20212022)
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Sexually violent predators: open court proceedings.
California SB 248 (20212022) — Sexually violent predators: open court proceedings.
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. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, within 6 months prior to the inmate's scheduled release date, to refer an inmate who is in custody under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and is either serving a determinate sentence or whose parole has been revoked, for screening by the department and the Board of Parole Hearings based on whether the person has committed a sexually violent predatory offense and on a review of the person's social, criminal, and institutional history. Under existing law, if this screening determines that the person is likely to be a sexually violent predator, the department is required to refer the person to the State Department of State Hospitals for a full evaluation.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
2021-03-22 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 521.) (March 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-03-23 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-03-25 Set for hearing April 5.
2021-04-05 April 5 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2021-05-14 Set for hearing May 20.
2021-05-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1185.) (May 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-24 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2021-06-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1343.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2021-06-10 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2021-07-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-08-19 August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2021-08-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 26). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-08-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-09-07 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2819.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-09-07 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2021-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2021-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 383, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3eb1ccc9-41c7-4618-a988-d48acb820546. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).