CA AB1261 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Passed on October 12 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-12 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 665, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Passed on October 12 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-12 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 665, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Section 13300.5 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to immigration.
Title
Immigration: immigrant youth: access to legal counsel.
Sponsors
| Asm. Mia Bonta [D] | Asm. Cecilia Aguiar-Curry [D] | Asm. Juan Carrillo [D] | Asm. Celeste Rodriguez [D] |
| Asm. Robert Garcia [D] | Asm. Mark Gonzalez [D] | Asm. Liz Ortega [D] | Asm. Jose Solache [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-10 - Assembly - AB 1261 Bonta Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 63 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1261 Bonta et al. By Arreguín (Y: 30 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (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]
2025-07-07 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Assembly - AB 1261 Bonta Assembly Third Reading (Y: 63 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1261 Bonta et al. By Arreguín (Y: 30 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (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]
2025-07-07 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Assembly - AB 1261 Bonta Assembly Third Reading (Y: 63 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-12 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 665, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-12 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-22 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-10 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 10. Page 3203.). |
| 2025-09-09 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-09 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2738.). |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-05 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-07-08 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-02 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. |
| 2025-06-18 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUMAN S. |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-03 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 8. Page 1991.) |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-05-07 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-04-24 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-22 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 22). |
| 2025-04-01 | Assembly | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-03-25 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-03-24 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-24 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-02-24 | Assembly | Read first time. |
| 2025-02-22 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. |
| 2025-02-21 | Assembly | Introduced. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welfare and Institutions Code | 13300.5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
