Evidence: credibility of witnesses and evidence affected or excluded by extrinsic policies.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill changes California’s Evidence Code so that the same procedures for attacking a victim’s credibility and the same limits on victim‑character evidence apply even when a rape or related sexual crime is alleged to have occurred in a local detention center or state prison. It affects defendants, prosecutors, victims, and courts handling those cases, aiming to give victims in correctional settings the same evidentiary protections as other victims.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4682.) · Apr 16, 2026

Hearings

• Public Safety Committee Hearing
  Public Safety · Jun 9, 2026
• Public Safety Committee Hearing
  Public Safety · Apr 7, 2026
• Public Safety
  Public Safety · Apr 7, 2026

History

1. May 6, 2026Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2. Apr 16, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4682.)
3. Apr 16, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
4. Apr 9, 2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
5. Apr 8, 2026From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7).
6. Mar 18, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
7. Mar 9, 2026Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
8. Feb 21, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
9. Feb 20, 2026Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Tasha Boerner (D) · sponsor
• Boerner

Bill text

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