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CA SB 733

enacted

Sexual assault forensic evidence: testing.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 733 pass?

Yes. CA SB 733 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-13. Latest recorded action (2025-10-13): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 783, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 733 about?

Existing law, the Sexual Assault Victims' DNA Bill of Rights, requires law enforcement agencies, for sexual assault forensic evidence received on or after January 1, 2016, to either submit the evidence to a crime lab within 20 days after it is booked into evidence or ensure that a rapid turnaround deoxyribonucleic acid program is in place, as specified. However, existing law authorizes a sexual assault victim to request that a kit collected from them not be tested and prohibits a kit for which this request had been made from being tested. This bill would instead authorize a sexual assault survivor who is 18 years of age or older and who is undecided whether to report to law enforcement at the time of an examination to request that all medical evidence collected from them not be tested. If the request is made at the time of the examination, the bill would prohibit the medical facility from submitting the kit to a crime laboratory and would require the investigating agency to retain the kit until the sexual assault survivor requests testing. If the request is made after the examination, the bill would either require the investigating agency to retain the kit or would require the crime laboratory to return the kit to the investigating agency to be retained. The bill would also authorize a sexual assault survivor who has requested that their kit not be tested to later request that it be tested. By creating a new duty for local investigating agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA SB 733?

Wahab is the primary sponsor of CA SB 733, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law, the Sexual Assault Victims' DNA Bill of Rights, requires law enforcement agencies, for sexual assault forensic evidence received on or after January 1, 2016, to either submit the evidence to a crime lab within 20 days after it is booked into evidence or ensure that a rapid turnaround deoxyribonucleic acid program is in place, as specified. However, existing law authorizes a sexual assault victim to request that a kit collected from them not be tested and prohibits a kit for which this request had been made from being tested. This bill would instead authorize a sexual assault survivor who is 18 years of age or older and who is undecided whether to report to law enforcement at the time of an examination to request that all medical evidence collected from them not be tested. If the request is made at the time of the examination, the bill would prohibit the medical facility from submitting the kit to a crime laboratory and would require the investigating agency to retain the kit until the sexual assault survivor requests testing. If the request is made after the examination, the bill would either require the investigating agency to retain the kit or would require the crime laboratory to return the kit to the investigating agency to be retained. The bill would also authorize a sexual assault survivor who has requested that their kit not be tested to later request that it be tested. By creating a new duty for local investigating agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-10-13 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 783, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wahabauthor
  • Ochoa Boghcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Com. on HOUSING.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-13

    Set for hearing April 1.

  6. 2025-04-02

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 609.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  7. 2025-04-04

    Set for hearing April 21.

  8. 2025-04-21

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

    committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2

  9. 2025-04-22

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  10. 2025-04-24

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 888.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  11. 2025-04-24

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  12. 2025-05-12

    Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-06-17

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  14. 2025-06-19

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15).

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  16. 2025-07-17

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  17. 2025-08-21

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2706.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  18. 2025-08-21

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  19. 2025-08-25

    From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2242.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  20. 2025-08-25

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

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  21. 2025-09-03

    Ordered to unfinished business.

  22. 2025-09-03

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  23. 2025-09-03

    Ordered to the Assembly.

  24. 2025-09-03

    In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  25. 2025-09-04

    Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  26. 2025-09-04

    Ordered to third reading.

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  27. 2025-09-05

    Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.

  28. 2025-09-05

    Ordered to third reading.

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  29. 2025-09-05

    Read third time and amended.

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  30. 2025-09-08

    Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  31. 2025-09-08

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  32. 2025-09-08

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-09-09

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  34. 2025-09-10

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (September 10).

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  35. 2025-09-11

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  36. 2025-09-13

    Joint Rule 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)

  37. 2025-09-13

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3459.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  38. 2025-09-13

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3062.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  39. 2025-09-13

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  40. 2025-09-23

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  41. 2025-10-13

    Approved by the Governor.

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  42. 2025-10-13

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 783, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 06/17/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-17Compare
  • 09/05/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-05Compare
  • 09/08/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-08Compare
  • 09/09/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-09Compare
  • 09/18/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-18Compare
  • 10/13/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-13Compare
  • SB733Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-04-01 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cortese: yes

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2025-04-24 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Reyes: other
    • Archuleta: other
    • Rubio: other

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-07-15 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • SB 733 Wahab Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-08-21 · pass · 77-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Berman: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Ransom: other
    • Addis: other

  • Do pass.

    2025-09-10 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes

  • Unfinished Business SB733 Wahab et al. Concurrence

    2025-09-13 · pass · 34-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • McGuire: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Dahle: other
    • Weber Pierson: other
    • Choi: other
    • Valladares: other
    • Laird: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other

  • SB 733 Wahab Senate Third Reading By Schultz

    2025-09-13 · pass · 79-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • McKinnor: other

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