Bill Text: CA SB35 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Criminal procedure: pleas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-29 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB35 Detail]

Download: California-2025-SB35-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 35

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Introduced by Senator Umberg

December 03, 2024

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An act to amend Section 1019 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 35, as introduced, Umberg. Criminal procedure: pleas.

Existing law specifies that there are 6 kinds of pleas to an indictment or an information, or to a complaint charging a misdemeanor or infraction, one of which is a plea of not guilty. Existing law specifies that a plea of not guilty puts every material allegation of the accusatory pleading in issue except allegations regarding previous convictions.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 1019 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

1019.

 The A plea of not guilty puts in issue every material allegation of the accusatory pleading, pleading in issue except those allegations regarding previous convictions of the defendant to which an answer is required by Section 1025.