CA AB1231 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Engrossed on June 2 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-09-13 - Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Elhawary.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Chapter 2.97 (commencing with Section 1001.98) to Title 6 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.

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Title

Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-09-13 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1231 Elhawary et al. By Cortese (Y: 21 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-09-13 - Assembly - AB 1231 ELHAWARY Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 34 N: 27 NV: 0 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2025-09-12 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1231 Elhawary et al. By Cortese (Y: 21 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 1231 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading (Y: 42 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-09-13AssemblyMotion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Elhawary.
2025-09-13AssemblyAssembly refused to concur in Senate amendments. (Ayes 34. Noes 27. Page 3497.)
2025-09-13AssemblyAssembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3484.)
2025-09-13AssemblyJoint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
2025-09-13AssemblyIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-13SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 16. Page 3019.).
2025-09-08SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05SenateRead third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-02SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29SenateRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-08-29SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
2025-08-18SenateIn committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-15SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-01SenateFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-11SenateReferred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-03SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02AssemblyRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 42. Noes 25. Page 1936.)
2025-05-27AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23AssemblyRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-05-23AssemblyFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23).
2025-05-23AssemblyAssembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-04-30AssemblyIn committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-21AssemblyRe-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-10AssemblyRead second time and amended.
2025-04-09AssemblyFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 8).
2025-03-25AssemblyRe-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-03-24AssemblyFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10AssemblyReferred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-02-24AssemblyRead first time.
2025-02-22AssemblyFrom printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21AssemblyIntroduced. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Penal Code1001.98New CodeSee Bill Text

California State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1231
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1231#99INT
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1231#98AMD
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1231#97AMD
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1231#96AMD
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1231#95AMD
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1231#94AMD
Texthttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1231#93AMD
Roll Callhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1231

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