CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 47Introduced by Senator UmbergDecember 12, 2024 An act to amend Section 452 of the Evidence Code, relating to evidence.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 47, as introduced, Umberg. Evidence: judicial notice.Existing law specifies various matters which may be subject to judicial notice in a court of law, such as the laws of any state of the United States, official acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state of the United States, and facts and propositions of generalized knowledge that cannot reasonably be the subject of dispute.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 452 of the Evidence Code is amended to read:452. Judicial notice may be taken of any of the following matters to the extent that they are not embraced within Section 451:(a) The decisional, constitutional, and statutory law of any state of the United States and the resolutions and private acts of the Congress of the United States and of the Legislature of this state.(b) Regulations and legislative enactments issued by or under the authority of the United States or any public entity in the United States.(c) Official acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state of the United States.(d) Records of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(e) Rules of court of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(f) The law of an organization of nations and of foreign nations and public entities in foreign nations.(g) Facts and propositions that are of such common knowledge within the territorial jurisdiction of the court that they cannot reasonably be the subject of dispute.(h) Facts and propositions that are not reasonably subject to dispute and are capable of immediate and accurate determination by resort to sources of reasonably indisputable accuracy.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 47Introduced by Senator UmbergDecember 12, 2024 An act to amend Section 452 of the Evidence Code, relating to evidence.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 47, as introduced, Umberg. Evidence: judicial notice.Existing law specifies various matters which may be subject to judicial notice in a court of law, such as the laws of any state of the United States, official acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state of the United States, and facts and propositions of generalized knowledge that cannot reasonably be the subject of dispute.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 47
Introduced by Senator UmbergDecember 12, 2024
Introduced by Senator Umberg
December 12, 2024
An act to amend Section 452 of the Evidence Code, relating to evidence.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 47, as introduced, Umberg. Evidence: judicial notice.
Existing law specifies various matters which may be subject to judicial notice in a court of law, such as the laws of any state of the United States, official acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state of the United States, and facts and propositions of generalized knowledge that cannot reasonably be the subject of dispute.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.
Existing law specifies various matters which may be subject to judicial notice in a court of law, such as the laws of any state of the United States, official acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state of the United States, and facts and propositions of generalized knowledge that cannot reasonably be the subject of dispute.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 452 of the Evidence Code is amended to read:452. Judicial notice may be taken of any of the following matters to the extent that they are not embraced within Section 451:(a) The decisional, constitutional, and statutory law of any state of the United States and the resolutions and private acts of the Congress of the United States and of the Legislature of this state.(b) Regulations and legislative enactments issued by or under the authority of the United States or any public entity in the United States.(c) Official acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state of the United States.(d) Records of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(e) Rules of court of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(f) The law of an organization of nations and of foreign nations and public entities in foreign nations.(g) Facts and propositions that are of such common knowledge within the territorial jurisdiction of the court that they cannot reasonably be the subject of dispute.(h) Facts and propositions that are not reasonably subject to dispute and are capable of immediate and accurate determination by resort to sources of reasonably indisputable accuracy.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 452 of the Evidence Code is amended to read:452. Judicial notice may be taken of any of the following matters to the extent that they are not embraced within Section 451:(a) The decisional, constitutional, and statutory law of any state of the United States and the resolutions and private acts of the Congress of the United States and of the Legislature of this state.(b) Regulations and legislative enactments issued by or under the authority of the United States or any public entity in the United States.(c) Official acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state of the United States.(d) Records of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(e) Rules of court of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(f) The law of an organization of nations and of foreign nations and public entities in foreign nations.(g) Facts and propositions that are of such common knowledge within the territorial jurisdiction of the court that they cannot reasonably be the subject of dispute.(h) Facts and propositions that are not reasonably subject to dispute and are capable of immediate and accurate determination by resort to sources of reasonably indisputable accuracy.
SECTION 1. Section 452 of the Evidence Code is amended to read:
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452. Judicial notice may be taken of any of the following matters to the extent that they are not embraced within Section 451:(a) The decisional, constitutional, and statutory law of any state of the United States and the resolutions and private acts of the Congress of the United States and of the Legislature of this state.(b) Regulations and legislative enactments issued by or under the authority of the United States or any public entity in the United States.(c) Official acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state of the United States.(d) Records of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(e) Rules of court of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(f) The law of an organization of nations and of foreign nations and public entities in foreign nations.(g) Facts and propositions that are of such common knowledge within the territorial jurisdiction of the court that they cannot reasonably be the subject of dispute.(h) Facts and propositions that are not reasonably subject to dispute and are capable of immediate and accurate determination by resort to sources of reasonably indisputable accuracy.
452. Judicial notice may be taken of any of the following matters to the extent that they are not embraced within Section 451:(a) The decisional, constitutional, and statutory law of any state of the United States and the resolutions and private acts of the Congress of the United States and of the Legislature of this state.(b) Regulations and legislative enactments issued by or under the authority of the United States or any public entity in the United States.(c) Official acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state of the United States.(d) Records of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(e) Rules of court of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(f) The law of an organization of nations and of foreign nations and public entities in foreign nations.(g) Facts and propositions that are of such common knowledge within the territorial jurisdiction of the court that they cannot reasonably be the subject of dispute.(h) Facts and propositions that are not reasonably subject to dispute and are capable of immediate and accurate determination by resort to sources of reasonably indisputable accuracy.
452. Judicial notice may be taken of any of the following matters to the extent that they are not embraced within Section 451:(a) The decisional, constitutional, and statutory law of any state of the United States and the resolutions and private acts of the Congress of the United States and of the Legislature of this state.(b) Regulations and legislative enactments issued by or under the authority of the United States or any public entity in the United States.(c) Official acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state of the United States.(d) Records of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(e) Rules of court of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.(f) The law of an organization of nations and of foreign nations and public entities in foreign nations.(g) Facts and propositions that are of such common knowledge within the territorial jurisdiction of the court that they cannot reasonably be the subject of dispute.(h) Facts and propositions that are not reasonably subject to dispute and are capable of immediate and accurate determination by resort to sources of reasonably indisputable accuracy.
452. Judicial notice may be taken of any of the following matters to the extent that they are not embraced within Section 451:
(a) The decisional, constitutional, and statutory law of any state of the United States and the resolutions and private acts of the Congress of the United States and of the Legislature of this state.
(b) Regulations and legislative enactments issued by or under the authority of the United States or any public entity in the United States.
(c) Official acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state of the United States.
(d) Records of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.
(e) Rules of court of (1) any court of this state or (2) any court of record of the United States or of any state of the United States.
(f) The law of an organization of nations and of foreign nations and public entities in foreign nations.
(g) Facts and propositions that are of such common knowledge within the territorial jurisdiction of the court that they cannot reasonably be the subject of dispute.
(h) Facts and propositions that are not reasonably subject to dispute and are capable of immediate and accurate determination by resort to sources of reasonably indisputable accuracy.