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Authors Soria  
Subject Sexual battery.
Relating To relating to crimes.
Title An act to amend Section 243.4 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-11
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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2025-10-11     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 625, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-11     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-15     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-08     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3032.).
2025-09-04     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-04     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2522.).
2025-09-02     Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-29     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-07     In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-06-25     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-24     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24).
2025-06-11     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1858.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-07     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-29     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-28     Read second time and amended.
2025-04-24     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2025-04-01     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-19     Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-03-18     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-03     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-02-19     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-11
Enrolled     2025-09-10
Amended Senate     2025-06-25
Amended Assembly     2025-04-28
Amended Assembly     2025-03-18
Introduced     2025-02-19
Analyses TBD
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Existing law prohibits the touching of any intimate part of another person for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse, under specified circumstances, including if the victim is unconscious of the nature of the act because the perpetrator fraudulently represented that the touching served a professional purpose. A violation of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor or as a felony by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years, and by a fine not exceeding $10,000. Existing law requires, in the case of a felony conviction for a violation of these provisions, the fact that the defendant was an employer and the victim was an employee of the defendant to be a factor in aggravation in sentencing.