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Senate Bill 586 (Joint Committee for Revision of the Penal Code-1981)
Chapter 1064, Statutes of 1981
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As enacted, Senate Bill 586 amended Penal Code sections 288 and 1203.065 and added Penal Code sections 667.51 and 1203.066, relating to sex offenders. (See Exhibit #1k) Senate Bill 586 was introduced on March 16, 1981 by Senator Omer L. Rains, as lead author. (See Exhibit A, #1a)
Senate Bill 586 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibit A, #3 and #8) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Senate Committee on Finance and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. (See Exhibit A, #2 and #9) Seven amendments were made to Senate Bill 586. (See Exhibit A, #1b through #1h and #2) When Senate Bill 586 was returned to the Senate, the Assembly's amendments were reviewed and rejected. (See Exhibit A, #2) Consequently, Senate Bill 586 was assigned to a Conference Committee. (Id.)
The purpose of a Conference Committee is to bring together six legislators, three from each House, in an attempt to reach a compromise on a bill’s language which is acceptable to both Houses. The Conference Committee made amendments to Senate Bill 586 in a conference report which were accepted by the Legislature. (See Exhibit A, #1i and #2) Senate Bill 586 was thereafter enrolled and approved by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and enacted as Chapter 1064 of the Statutes of 1981. (See Exhibit A, #1j, #1k and #2)
In the legislative bill file for the Senate Committee on Judiciary an analysis was found which explained the following background of this measure:
Legislative interim hearings on the subject of child molestation were held by the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice on November 12, 1980, and by the Joint Committee for Revision of the Penal Code on December 16, 1980. In preparation for these interim hearings, the Assembly Criminal Justice Committee requested the Judicial Council staff to provide current information about child molestation cases being filed in superior court.
(See Exhibit A, #4, document SP-2)