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type: "Bill"
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title: "Arrest warrants: declaration of probable cause."
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description: "Existing law governs the procedure for issuing a warrant of arrest by a magistrate. If a declaration of probable cause is made by a peace officer, existing law requires the magistrate to issue a warrant of probable cause for the arrest of the defendant described in the declaration only if the magistrate is satisfied that there is probable cause that the offense described in the declaration has been committed and that the defendant has committed the offense. Existing law allows the issuing magistrate to examine the person seeking the warrant and any witnesses the person may produce under oath. Existing law provides additional requirements for making and signing the declaration of probable cause, as specified."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20212022"
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identifier: "AB 127"
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citation: "California AB 127 (20212022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Arrest warrants: declaration of probable cause."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kamlager"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2020-12-18"
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last_action: "2021-06-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd04c1ff-5260-45ab-bbfe-ecaa806ff5d6"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB127"
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source_hash: "45aa0d26339f3e2d819d5710bcb7299b7341f3040c45ee3192a0e84b571188c6"
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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 127 (20212022) — Arrest warrants: declaration of probable cause.
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Existing law governs the procedure for issuing a warrant of arrest by a magistrate. If a declaration of probable cause is made by a peace officer, existing law requires the magistrate to issue a warrant of probable cause for the arrest of the defendant described in the declaration only if the magistrate is satisfied that there is probable cause that the offense described in the declaration has been committed and that the defendant has committed the offense. Existing law allows the issuing magistrate to examine the person seeking the warrant and any witnesses the person may produce under oath. Existing law provides additional requirements for making and signing the declaration of probable cause, 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. **12/18/20 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB127&version=20210AB12799INT)
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2. **04/14/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB127&version=20210AB12798AMD)
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3. **06/28/21 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB127&version=20210AB12796CHP)
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4. **AB127** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB127)
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5. **06/10/21 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB127&version=20210AB12797ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading — **30–7** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 127 Kamlager Assembly Third Reading By STONE — **57–8** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Kamlager — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-18** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
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- **2020-12-19** From printer. May be heard in committee January 18.
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- **2021-01-11** Read first time. `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-11** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2021-04-15** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-21** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 20). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-22** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2021-05-03** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 8. Page 1286.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-04** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2021-05-12** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-08** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 8). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2021-06-10** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 1471.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2021-06-10** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
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- **2021-06-14** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
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- **2021-06-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 20, Statutes of 2021. `became-law`
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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/fd04c1ff-5260-45ab-bbfe-ecaa806ff5d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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