Bill Text: CA AB310 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 310 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-08-03 - In committee: Hearing for testimony only. [AB310 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB310-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 310

Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago

January 29, 2019

An act to amend Section 219 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to courts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 310, as introduced, Santiago. Trial Jury Selection and Management Act.

Existing law generally requires the jury commissioner to randomly select jurors to participate in voir dire. Existing law prohibits the selection of designated peace officers for voir dire in either criminal or both criminal and civil matters, as specified.

This bill would additionally prohibit the selection of designated parole and correctional officers for voir dire in criminal matters.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 219 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read:

219.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the jury commissioner shall randomly select jurors for jury panels to be sent to courtrooms for voir dire.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, subdivision (a) of Section 830.2, ~~and~~ or subdivision (a) of Section ~~830.33,~~ 830.33 of the Penal Code, shall not be selected for voir dire in civil or criminal matters.

(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no a peace officer, as defined in subdivisions (b) ~~and~~ or (c) of Section 830.2 or subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 830.5 of the Penal Code, shall not be selected for voir dire in criminal matters.