Table of New and Pending Legislation (2023-2024)

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Vetoed by Governor Oct. 8, 2023. Veto message.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

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Enacted.

Amends PC 1000.7 to extend the deferred entry of judgment pilot program to January 1, 2026 and removes Napa and Ventura from counties authorized to establish a pilot program.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted

Strengthens California’s state laws by formally renaming sections of the Family Code, Probate Code, and Welfare and Institutions Code as the California Indian Child Welfare Act. This bill mandates county welfare departments and probation departments to inquire if a child is, or may be, an Indian child at the earliest stages of their involvement in any child welfare case.

Enacted.

Double jointed with AB 600 and amends PC 1172.1 and 3043 to require a crime victim who wishes to be heard at resentencing to notify the prosecution within 15 days of being notified of the resentencing hearing. Requires the court to provide the victim an opportunity to be heard.

Not enacted in Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 31360 to make it a misdemeanor for a person prohibited from possessing a firearm to possess body armor.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Among other changes, makes various amendments to WIC 875, governing secure track commitments in delinquency cases.

Note: This bill took effect immediately upon enactment on Jul. 10, 2023. Attorneys litigating secure track issues should review the amendments to WIC 875 in detail.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Vetoed by Governor Oct. 8, 2023. Veto message.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 11167 to require an agency receiving a report from a nonmandated reporter to ask the reporter to provide specified information, including their name, telephone number, and the information that gave rise to the knowledge or reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect. If the reporter refuses to provide their name or telephone number, the bill would require the agency receiving the report to make an effort to determine the basis for the refusal and advise the reporter that the identifying information would remain confidential.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 13510.6 to require POST to establish a definition of “biased conduct,” as specified, and would require law enforcement agencies to use that definition in any investigation into a bias-related complaint or an incident that involves possible indications of officer bias, and to determine if any racial profiling occurred, as defined. The bill would also require POST to develop guidance for local law enforcement departments on performing effective internet and social media screenings of officer applicants.

Note: The amendment does not take effect until Jan. 1, 2026.

Vetoed by Governor Oct. 8, 2023. Veto message.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1001.36 to provide that, where a defendant is granted mental health diversion, “[t]he prosecution may request an order from the court that the defendant be prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm until they successfully complete diversion.”

Note: The amendment does not take effect until Jul. 1, 2024.

Enacted.

Amends PC 136.2(i), which authorizes the issuance of a protective order of up to 10 years in cases where the defendant was convicted of domestic violence or other specified offenses, to clarify that such an order may be modified by the sentencing court at any time throughout the duration of the order.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1203.099 to extend, until Jul. 1, 2026, the authorization for the counties of Napa, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Yolo to offer alternative programs for individuals convicted of domestic violence.

Note: This bill took effect immediately upon enactment on Jul. 21, 2023.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Adds PC 1204.1 , which authorizes a court, for entities with more than 10 employees, to impose a period of probation for a maximum period of 5 years in specified crimes relating to, among other things, dumping in waterways, pesticides, oil dumping and spills, waste management, and animal cruelty.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1203.425 to require the DOJ to provide confirmation that automatic conviction record relief was granted upon request from the subject of the record.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1172.1 to authorize a court to resentence a defendant on its own motion “at any time if the applicable sentencing laws at the time of original sentencing are subsequently changed by new statutory authority or case law.” Makes various related changes to PC 1172.1.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends HSC 11370.4 and HSC 11372, the weight-based sentencing enhancements applicable to the trafficking of specified controlled substances, to apply to the trafficking of fentanyl.

Enacted.

Amends PC 13300 to allow a prosecutor to disclose to “a public defender’s office, an alternate public defender’s office, or a licensed attorney of record” a list of cases that may involve Brady evidence relating to a testifying peace officer.

Enacted.

Amends PC 16520 to expand the definition of a firearm to include the frame or receiver of the weapon, including both a completed frame or receiver, or a firearm precursor part.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 29810 to provide that a defendant required to relinquish their firearms following a conviction must do so within 48 hours of the conviction if they are out of custody.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1166 and 1272 to prohibit a court from granting postconviction bail to a person convicted of an offense punishable by death or life without the possibility of parole, and to require the court to remand the person into custody upon conviction.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 784.7 to provide that “if more than one violation of … any crime of domestic violence … occurs in more than one jurisdictional territory, and the defendant and the victim are the same for all of the offenses, the jurisdiction of any of those offenses and for any offenses properly joinable with that offense is in any jurisdiction where at least one of the offenses occurred,” subject to a hearing and the agreement of the district attorneys in all of the involved counties.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Vetoed by Governor Oct. 8, 2023. Veto message.

Enacted.

Adds PC 600.8 to require a court to order a person placed on probation for specified animal abuse offenses to successfully complete counseling, and to require the court to also consider ordering the person to undergo a mental health evaluation for the purpose of determining whether a “higher level of treatment” is necessary, in which case the person must complete that level of treatment.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Vetoed by Governor Oct. 8, 2023. Veto message.

Vetoed by Governor Oct. 8, 2023. Veto message.

Enacted.

Adds HSC 11356.6 to require a court to order a defendant placed on probation for specified drug offenses involving either fentanyl or another specified opiate to complete a fentanyl and synthetic opiate education program. Makes related changes to HSC 11373.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 366.22 to require a juvenile court, when it finds at an 18-month review hearing that reasonable reunification services were not provided to the parent, to order that six additional months of services be provided, unless the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that continuing the matter would be detrimental to the child. Makes various related changes.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 362 to provide, “When making reasonable orders under this section, the court shall inquire whether a parent or guardian can afford the court-ordered services.”

Adds WIC 362.8 to provide, “At a review hearing where a parent or guardian’s participation in reunification or family maintenance services is considered by the court, … the parent or guardian shall not be considered to be noncompliant with the court-ordered case plan when the court finds that the parent or guardian is unable to pay for a service or that payment for a service would create an undue financial hardship for the parent or guardian, and the social worker did not provide a comparable free service that was accessible and available to the parent or guardian to comply with the case plan during the period subject to the court’s review.”

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 3273.50, 3273.60, 3273.61, 3273.62, 29010, and 29185. Requires anyone who uses a 3D printer or CNC milling machine to manufacture a firearm to be a state-licensed manufacturer. Prohibits the sale, purchase, possession, or receipt of a 3D printer that has the sole or primary function of manufacturing firearms by anyone not licensed.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1170(a)(1) to provide that “the deprivation of liberty [due to incarceration] satisfies the punishment purpose of sentencing,” and that “[t]he purpose of incarceration is rehabilitation and successful community reintegration achieved through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.”

Amends PC 1170(a)(2) to declare that “community-based organizations are an integral part of achieving the state’s objective of ensuring that all people incarcerated in a state prison have access to rehabilitative programs,” and to direct CDCR to “facilitate access for community-based programs.”

Vetoed by Governor Oct. 8, 2023. Veto message.

Enacted.

Amends PC 745 (the Racial Justice Act) to clarify that, “[f]or claims based on the trial record, a defendant may raise a claim alleging a violation of PC 745(a) on direct appeal from the conviction or sentence,” and “may also move to stay the appeal and request remand to the superior court to file a motion pursuant to this section.”

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1465.9, PC 2085.5, PC 2085.6, PC 2085.7, WIC 223.2, WIC 730.6. Repeals WIC 1752.81 and WIC 1752.82. The outstanding balance of a 1202.4 restitution fine shall be unenforceable and uncollectible 10 years after the order. Minors shall no longer be jointly and severally liable for victim restitution. Eliminates restitution fines (but not victim restitution orders) for minors adjudged to be wards of the court.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 5068 to require CDCR to place an incarcerated person who either has a parent-child relationship with a child or is a guardian or relative caregiver of a child “in the correctional institution or facility that is located nearest to the primary place of residence of the person’s child, provided that the placement is suitable and appropriate, would facilitate increased contact between the person and their child, and the [person] gives their consent to the placement.”

Enacted.

Adds EC 1285 to provide that, when included “within an official written report or record of a law enforcement officer regarding a sexual offense that resulted in a person’s conviction,” the following statements are not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule at a probable cause hearing under the SVP Act: “(a) A statement from a victim of the sexual offense. (b) A statement from an eyewitness to the sexual offense. (c) A statement from a sexual assault medical examiner who examined a victim of the sexual offense.”

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Vetoed by Governor Sept. 22, 2023. Veto message.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 261.5 to prohibit a person placed on probation for violating PC 261.5(d) (unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor under 16 years of age when 21 years of age or older) from “complet[ing] their community service at a school or location where children congregate.”

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1001.36 to remove borderline personality disorder from the list of mental disorders excluded from mental health diversion.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 27535 by deleting the private party transaction exemption to the prohibition on making more than one application to purchase a handgun within any 30-day period. Adds an exemption for any private party transaction where the seller is, at the time of the transaction, required under state law or by court order to relinquish all firearms, and for any private party transaction where the seller is transferring the firearms as a result of the death of the owner of the firearms, as specified.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Adds Elections Code 18560.1 to make it a misdemeanor for a person to vote or attempt to vote in an election held in California and in an election held in another state on the same date.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Pending in Legislature.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 653.5 and 654.3 to increase, from $1,000 to $5,000, the threshold amount of victim restitution that requires a probation officer to commence delinquency proceedings within 48 hours, and that makes a minor presumptively ineligible for informal supervision.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Vetoed by Governor Oct. 8, 2023. Veto message.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 786.5 to permit the consolidation of specified theft charges (PC 484(a), 490.4, 496), as well as all associated offenses, occurring in different counties into a single trial if the DAs in all involved jurisdictions agree. Jurisdiction now includes the county where the offense occurred, the county where the property was recovered, or the county where any act was done by the defendant in instigating or aiding in the commission of those offenses.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 490.4 to eliminate the January 1, 2026 sunset date for the crime of organized retail theft, extending the operation of the crime indefinitely.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 311 to add the definition of “artificial intelligence.” Amends PC 311.2 (crime of knowingly bringing into the state or possessing or publishing with intent to distribute or exhibit obscene matter depicting or appearing to depict a person under 18 years old engaging in or personally simulating sexual conduct) to expand the child pornography crime to include digitally altered or artificial-intelligence-generated matter. Clarifies that if the matter depicts a real person under 18, the prosecution need not prove the matter is obscene or that it lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value in order to establish a violation. Amends PC 311.11 to add new felony crime for any person who possesses or controls any computer-generated or artificial-intelligence-generated matter or data, knowing the matter is obscene and depicts what appears to be a person under 18.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Provisions enacted via double-jointed bill SB 1414.

See SB 1414.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 781.2, 786.5, 787, 788, and 827.95. Requires a probation officer to petition the court to seal a minor’s juvenile court record once the minor turns 18 and the court’s jurisdiction has terminated, as specified. Court must seal the records if the person hasn’t been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude after the court’s jurisdiction was terminated. Unless the court determines there is good cause to retain the juvenile court record, the court must order destruction of the sealed record. If the probation officer doesn’t file a petition to seal the records, he/she must notify the person of the reason. The probation department must notify the DOJ to seal the minor’s arrest record, in addition to law enforcement.

Enacted.

Amends PC 629.52 to authorize a court to issue an ex parte order authorizing interception of wire or electronic communications if the judge finds there is probable cause to believe a person is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a felony violation of specified statutes relating to the distribution of obscene matter depicting a person under 18 years of age.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Adds GC 8290.7, declaring that the terms “dependent adult” and “dependent person” are misleading and demeaning. Requires the California Law Revision Commission to submit a study to the Legislature on how to update the code sections and recommend new terminology.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 6608.5 and 6609.1 to require sheriff/police chief, county counsel, and DA in alternative placement county to provide assistance and consultation in the DSH process of locating and securing housing for a conditionally released sexually violent predator and to provide appropriate contact information.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Adds PC 12022.6 to create sentencing enhancements for taking, damaging, or destroying property in the commission or attempted commission of felonies in violation of PC 496 (1 year for loss/property value >$50,000; 2 years for >$200,000; 3 years for >$1,000,000; 4 years for >$3,000,000; additional 1 year for each additional loss/property value of $3,000,000).

Enacted.

See SB 1414. Double jointed with SB 926, AB 1874, and SB 1414. Amendments to PC 647 incorporated by SB 1414, which was enacted last.

Enacted.

Amends PC 13899 to expand the regional property crimes tasks force within the CHP to include railroad police and cargo theft.

Enacted.

Amends PC 22651 and adds VC 23109.3 to authorize an officer to impound a vehicle without taking the driver into custody when arresting that driver for obstructing or placing a barricade upon a highway or offstreet parking facility for the purpose of facilitating or aiding a speed contest or exhibition of speed.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends HSC 11057 to remove fenfluramine from the list of Schedule IV controlled substances under the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act and remove it from the list of controlled substances that are a crime to possess or sell, as specified.

Enacted.

Amends PC 308 to add a separate fine of $500 for first offense, $1,000 for second offense, and $5,000 for subsequent offenses for firms, corporations, businesses, retailers, or wholesalers, who sell or furnish tobacco or tobacco products or paraphernalia to persons under 21 years old.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends GC 6218.01 to increase the punishment from a misdemeanor to either a misdemeanor or felony for a person who posts on the internet or social media the personal information or image of a health care provider, patient, assistant, or other individuals residing at the home address. If such a posting results in bodily injury, the punishment is a felony. Amends PC 422.6 to increase the punishment from a misdemeanor to either a misdemeanor or felony for using force, threat of force, willful injury, intimidation, interference with, oppression, or threat to another, or deface, damage, or destroy the property of another to interfere in the free exercise of a constitutional right or privilege. Amends PC 423.3 to increase the punishment from a misdemeanor to either a misdemeanor or felony for a first violation of PC 423.2(e) (damaging property of reproductive health services patient/provider) or (f) (damaging property of place of religious worship) and for a second violation of PC 423.2(c), (d), (g) or (h) (addressing intentional injury/intimidation/interference via nonviolent physical obstruction or recording or posting online re: either reproductive health services or religious worship).

Enacted.

Adds PC 1203.044 to require, where a defendant is charged with a controlled substances offense and granted probation, the court to order a drug treatment program or drug education if the probation officer has identified an appropriate program with capacity to accept the defendant. The court may revoke probation and impose a new grant of probation if the defendant willfully fails to comply with the program. A sliding fee scale for the program will be used based on the person’s ability to pay.

Enacted.

Requires social workers or probation officers to immediately, but no later than 24 hours from receipt of the information, notify the courts, local law enforcement agencies, parents or guardians, attorney, CASA, and tribe that a child is absent from foster care. Known as the Luke Madrigal Act.

Vetoed by Governor on September 22, 2024. Veto message.

Enacted.

Amends HSC 11014.5, 11364, 11364.5, and 11364.7 ; adds HSC 11300, 11301, 11302, 11303, 11304, 11305, 11306. Excludes from the definition of drug paraphernalia equipment, any equipment for testing a substance for the presence of contaminants, toxic substances, hazardous compounds, or other adulterants, as specified (e.g. fentanyl, ketamine, gamma hydroxybutyric acid, or any analog of fentanyl). Excludes from the criminal liability of possessing drug paraphernalia those individuals obtaining controlled substance checking services and makes it lawful to use, possess, or distribute equipment intended for use or designed for use in identifying, or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness, or purity of a controlled substance. A person engaged in providing or using those services has immunity from detention, arrest, criminal prosecution, violation of probation/parole/PRCS/mandatory supervision/pretrial release, and civil liability, unless using the checking service in bad faith.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 849 to authorize an arresting officer to release a person arrested without a warrant from custody without bringing the person to court if the person is, subsequent to being arrested, delivered or referred to a public health or social service organization that provides services including, but not limited to, housing, medical care, treatment for alcohol or substance use disorders, psychological counseling, or employment training and education, the organization agrees to accept the delivery or referral, and no further proceedings are desirable. The bill requires that the arrest under this provision be deemed a detention.

Enacted.

Requires a court that grants a request to make neccesary findings regarding Special Immigranat Juvenile Staus (SIJS) to provide the petitions with a certified copy of the court order within three court days of the hearing or when the proposed order is submitted, whichever it later. The bill also clarifies that a parent may be appointed the guardian of a person between 18 and 21 years of age in connection with an SIJS application. Amends section 155 of the Code of Civil Procedure and sections 1510.1 and 1514 of the Probate Code.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 801.1 to clarify that where the prosecution of a specified child sex offense is barred by time limitations, the prosecuting agency may still provide assistance to the alleged victim, including support with pursuing restorative justice.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 273.5 to authorize the court to modify or terminate protective order, if requested by prosecutor, defendant, or victim, for good cause with at least 15 days notice to parties. Incorporates amendments to PC 273.5 included in double-jointed bill AB 2907 (AB 2907 also separately amends and adds other PC provisions).

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Adds PC 3041.8 to require the Board of Parole Hearings to translate specified blank templates of notices and forms into the 5 most common languages spoken by incarcerated persons who are eligible for a parole hearing. The bill would require the board, at least once every 5 years, to determine the applicable languages and, if there is a material change to one of those templates, to update the translated version within a reasonable time.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1202.4 to require imposition of an additional restitution fine commensurate with the seriousness of the offense (max. $100,000 for felony, $1,000 for misdemeanor) when the defendant is a corporation. Adds PC 1398, which authorizes the court to order an additional fine (“the corporate white collar criminal enhancement”) when a corporation is convicted of a misdemeanor or felony. The corporate white collar criminal enhancement fine shall not exceed the greater of either (1) two times the value of the taking or loss, whichever is greater, if the offense resulted in taking money, labor, or property of (2) $25,000,000.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 2966 to require the court to stay the execution of a decision determining an incarcerated person is not an offender with a mental health disorder (OMHD) for up to 30 days, instead of the previous five days, in order to allow for the person’s orderly release.

Enacted.

Adds PC 1171 to create uniform resentencing procedures. Upon receiving a request for postconviction resentencing, the court must consider whether to appoint counsel. The court must consider any pertinent circumstances that have arisen since the prior sentence was imposed. The court has jurisdiction to modify every aspect of the sentence, including if it was imposed after a guilty plea. The prosecutor or court may not rescind a plea agreement based on any changes to a sentence. The court must make a record for its decision to grant or deny the initial request to being a postconviction proceeding and must provide notice to the defendant of its decision. The court must advise the defendant of the right to appeal after ruling on a request. The parties may waive a hearing and proceed directly to resentencing. The defendant may waive their personal presence. Upon the defendant’s or prosecution’s request, the CDCR must provide a case summary, disciplinary records, programming records, chronos, and any other material the CDCR deems relevant to a postconviction proceeding. Amends PC 1213 to clarify that when a person has been resentenced and there’s a reasonable basis to believe the remaining time in custody is less than 30 days, a copy of the minute order or abstract of judgment shall be furnished to executing officer within 24 hours.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 987.9 and 1405 to allow any prosecuting agency representing the state on appeal (not just the AG) in a capital case access to the application and contents of the application for specified funds by an indigent defendant when relevant to an issue raised by the defendant. Any prosecuting agency shall be provided with funding records at their request when the defendant raises an issue related to the application for funds on appeal or in a collateral review where an order to show cause has issued. If a court grants a motion for DNA testing in a felony case where the person is incarcerated, the lab conducting the test must be mutually agreed upon by the person filing the motion and the AG/DA, regardless of whether the case is capital or noncapital.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Provisions enacted via double-jointed bill SB 1025.

See SB 1025.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Clarifies that when a child is returned to the home of the parent or guardian at the dispositional hearing and subsequently removed through a petition, the child shall be deemed to have been originally removed from the physical custody of the parent or guardian on the date they were taken into custody by the social worker pursuant to the subsequent petition. Amends WIC 361.49.

Vetoed by Governor September 22, 2024. Veto Message.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 13823.5 to remove the requirement that the consulting physician or surgeon conduct exam for evidence of a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault. Qualified health care professionals include physician assistant, nurse, nurse practitioner, and licensed and certified nurse-midwife working in consultation with a licensed physician or surgeon.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends VC 23109 to clarify that a “sideshow” is also known as a “street takeover.”

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Requires the department of social services to adopt a simplified approval process for relative caregivers to become foster care providers aligned with federal regulations. The department must also track and report to the Legislature specific data on the new process.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Double jointed with AB 2308 (AB 2308 enacted last) for amendments to PC 273.5. Amends PC 136.2, 273.5, 273.75, 368, 646.9, 1203.097, and 29825; adds PC 273.76 and 29825.5 to conform firearm surrender deadlines for criminal protective orders in DV cases to the shorter firearm surrender periods for civil protective orders. Establishes additional steps courts and law enforcement must take to ensure that a person subject to a protective order relinquishes any firearms in their possession.

Enacted.

Amends PC 851.92, 11105, 13300, and 18155 to authorize a court, when considering whether there exists grounds for granting a gun violence restraining order, to consider evidence of stalking, evidence of animal cruelty, evidence of threats toward a person or group based on a protected characteristic, and evidence of threats of violence or destruction of property for the purpose of interfering with the free exercise of constitutional rights.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Requires a social worker’s supplemental report for a periodic status review for a child or nonminor dependent who is not residing with their relatives, nonrelative extended family members, or in the case of an Indian child, their extended family members, or an Indian custodian, to include the social worker’s continued efforts, and in the case of an Indian child, the active efforts, to locate any relatives, extended family members, or nonrelative extended family members who could provide family support or possible placement of the child and the names of those relatives, extended family members, or nonrelative extended family members.

Enacted.

Amends PC 487, 836, 853.6, and 1001.82. Adds PC 372.7, 496.6, and 1203g. Contains six provisions relating to retail theft: (1) clarifies aggregation regarding charging multiple thefts as grand theft (PC 487(e)); (2) creates a new offense –“deprivation of a retail business opportunity” (PC 496.6); (3) authorizes warrantless arrests for misdemeanor shoplifting under certain circumstances (PC 836(f)); (4) extends the sunset date on current nonrelease authority for arrests for repeated thefts and organized retail theft (PC 853.6(m)); (5) extends the sunset date on current diversion and DEJ programs for theft and repeat theft offenses (PC 1001.82); and, (6) authorizes a probation term up to two years for petty theft and shoplifting rather than a maximum of one year (PC 1203g).

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 803 to toll the running of the statute of limitations up to three years for hit and run resulting in injury or vehicular manslaughter where the driver is out the state when or after the offense occurs.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Vetoed by Governor on September 28, 2024. Veto message.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends Financial Code 4973 and PC 532f to prohibit the filing of any document with the county recorder that the person knows contains a deliberate misstatement, representation, or omission, and with the intent to defraud. A mortgage broker or person who originates a loan commits mortgage fraud if, with the intent to defraud, the person takes specified actions relating to instructing or deliberately causing a borrower to sign documents reflecting certain loan terms with knowledge that the borrower intends to use the loan proceeds for other uses. Prohibits a person who originates a covered loan from avoiding, or attempting to avoid, the application of the law regulating the provision of covered loans by committing mortgage fraud.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Establishes the Foster Care Justice through Meaningful Help for Parents Act to require providers of family preservation services to demonstrate their track record of helping families and that their services are “reasonable, meritorious, and cost-effective”. The Department of Social Services must publish an annual report on the data. Amends WIC 16500.5

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by legislature – dead.

Enacted.

In response to New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen (2022) 142 S.Ct. 2111, amends various provisions relating to carrying concealed firearms and carry concealed weapons (CCW) licenses.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1192.7(c) to expand the definition of “serious felony” to include “human trafficking of a minor, in violation of PC 236.1(c), except, with respect to a violation of PC 236.1(c)(1), where the person who committed the offense was a victim of human trafficking, as described in PC 236.1(b) or (c), at the time of the offense.”

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 5008 to expand the definition of “gravely disabled” for the purposes of the LPS Act to include “[a] condition in which a person, as a result of … a severe substance use disorder, or a co-occurring mental health disorder and a severe substance use disorder, is unable to provide for their basic personal needs for food, clothing, shelter, personal safety, or necessary medical care.”

Adds WIC 5122 to provide that “the statement of a health practitioner … included in the medical record is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule” at an LPS trial, where (1) “the statement pertains to the [proposed conservatee’s] symptoms or behavior stemming from a mental health disorder or severe substance use disorder that [an expert witness] relies upon to explain the basis for their opinion”; (2) “the statement is based on the observation of the declarant”; and (3) “the court finds, in a hearing conducted outside the presence of the jury, that the time, content, and circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indicia of reliability.”

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends HSC 11373 to provide that “[w]hen a person who is otherwise eligible for probation is granted probation by the trial court or sentenced pursuant to PC 1170(h), after conviction for a violation of any controlled substance offense … , the trial court shall, as a condition of probation, order that person to complete successfully a controlled substance education or treatment program, as appropriate for the individual.” Makes various related changes.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Vetoed by Governor Oct. 7, 2023. Veto message.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Makes various defense-friendly changes to the provisions governing wrongful conviction compensation, including by amending PC 1485.55 to authorize a person to petition for such compensation if the court grants a writ of habeas corpus or vacates a judgment and the charges against the person are subsequently dismissed or the person is acquitted on retrial.

Vetoed by Governor Oct. 8, 2023. Veto message.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1473 in various defense-friendly ways, including by: (1) providing that “false evidence” giving rise to a habeas claim need be only “material on the issue of guilt or punishment,” not “substantially material”; (2) redefining “new evidence” giving rise to a habeas claim as “evidence that has not previously been presented and heard at trial and has been discovered after trial”; and (3) providing that if the DA or AG “concedes or stipulates to a factual or legal basis for habeas relief, there shall be a presumption in favor of granting relief.”

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Adds HSC 11376.6 to specify that “it shall not be a crime for a person to possess for personal use a controlled substance … if the person delivers the controlled substance … to the local public health department or law enforcement and notifies them of the likelihood that other batches of the controlled substance may have been adulterated with other substances, if known,” and to provide that such a person’s identity “shall remain confidential.”

Enacted.

Amends PC 667.5 to add subdivision (c)(24) to the list of violent felonies: rape of an intoxicated person wherein the defendant drugged the victim with the intent to sexually assault.

Enacted.

Amends PC 451.5 to: (1) increase the threshold amount for the property-damage aggravating factor for aggravated arson from $8.3 million to $10.1 million; (2) exclude from the calculation of the threshold amount “damage to, or destruction of, inhabited dwellings”; and (3) extend the operation of the property-damage aggravating factor to Jan. 1, 2029.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1172.7 and 1172.75 to preclude resentencing for certain persons under both statutes: persons who were sentenced to death or LWOP, and persons convicted of a sexually violent offense as defined by WIC 6600(b).

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 16519.5 to: (1) require resource families to demonstrate “[a]n ability and willingness to meet the needs of the child regardless of the child’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, and that, should difficulties around these issues arise, a willingness to obtain resources offered by the county or foster family agency or other available resources to meet those needs”; and (2) require counties to ensure that their caregiver training supports children “of all races, ethnic group identifications, ancestries, national origins, colors, religions, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities, mental or physical disabilities, or HIV statuses.”

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 243.4(e)(1) to make it a misdemeanor for a person who, for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse, causes another, against that person’s will, to masturbate or touch an intimate part of either of those persons or a 3rd person.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 635 and 636 to prohibit a juvenile court from detaining a minor “based solely on the minor’s county of residence,” and to specify that “a minor shall be given equal consideration for release on home supervision pursuant to WIC 628.1, which may include electronic monitoring pursuant to WIC 628.2, regardless of whether the minor lives in the county where the offense occurred.”

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 366.21 and 366.22 to remove the presumption that a parent’s failure to “participate regularly and make substantive progress in court-ordered treatment programs” is prima facie evidence that return of the child to the parent’s custody would be detrimental.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 707 to require a juvenile court to consider the minor’s “involvement in the child welfare or foster care system” and “status as a victim of human trafficking, sexual abuse, or sexual battery” when determining whether to transfer the minor’s case to adult criminal court.

Adds WIC 707.2 to provide that if a juvenile court “receives evidence [during a transfer hearing] that the minor was trafficked, sexually abused, or sexually battered by the alleged victim prior to or during the commission of the alleged offense, the minor shall be retained under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court unless the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person against whom the minor is accused of committing an offense did not traffic, sexually abuse, or sexually batter the minor.”

Amends WIC 707.5 provide that if a court “receives evidence [in connection with a motion for return to juvenile court for disposition] that the minor was trafficked, sexually abused, or sexually battered by the alleged victim prior to or during the commission of the alleged offense, the case shall be returned to juvenile court … unless the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person against whom the charged offense was committed had not sexually abused, sexually battered, or trafficked the minor prior to or during the commission of the alleged offense.”

Enacted.

Amends WIC 319 to: (1) require the social worker’s detention report to include various information regarding the harms to the child that may result from removal and the “least disruptive alternatives to returning the child to the custody of their parent, guardian, or Indian custodian”; and (2) require the juvenile court, if it finds that removal is necessary, to set forth various information in a written order or on the record, including the basis for its findings, whether its placement determination “complies with … less disruptive alternatives,” and “any orders necessary to alleviate any disruption or harm to the child resulting from removal.”

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 602(o) to extend the duration of trespass requests for assistance to either 12 months or a period determined by local ordinance, whichever is shorter, for properties where there is a fire hazard or the owner is absent.

Enacted.

Amends PC 803.7 to expand statute of limitations from five years to seven years for prosecution of domestic violence cases involving the infliction of corporal injury resulting in traumatic condition. Applies to crimes committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not run as of January 1, 2025.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1170.18 to remove the November 4, 2022 deadline for petitions seeking reduction of prior felony convictions under Prop 47.

Note: This bill took effect immediately upon enactment on Oct. 8, 2023.

Enacted.

Amends HSC 11358 to provide that cultivation of more than six cannabis plants is a wobbler where the cultivation intentionally or with gross negligence causes substantial environmental harm to “surface or ground water.”

Enacted.

Amends PC 27520 to expand the crime of acquiring a firearm with the intent to transfer to a minor to now also apply to firearms brought into the state with that intent. Amends PC 27590 to allow illegal firearms transactions to be prosecuted as felonies (previously misdemeanors) if they involve a centerfire semiautomatic rifle.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed in Legislature – dead.

Vetoed by Governor Sept. 20, 2024. Veto message.

Not passed by Legislature -dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends various provisions relating to probation and mandatory supervision to clarify that, where a person is subject to search or seizure as part of their terms and conditions of probation or mandatory supervision, the person is subject to search or seizure “only by a probation officer or other peace officer.”

Enacted.

Among other changes:

Amends PC 192(e) to specify that “gross negligence” for the purposes of vehicular manslaughter may include “engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest” rather than “an exhibition of speed.”

Amends PC 1004 to provide that a defendant may demur to the accusatory pleading at any time before entry of a plea where “the statutory provision alleged in the accusatory pleading is constitutionally invalid.” 

Amends WIC 628.2 to clarify that a review hearing for a minor placed on electronic monitoring must occur “no less than” every 30 days.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Double jointed with SB 1002 and amends many provisions, including PC 1524 to allow for a search warrant to seize ammunition if that ammunition is owned/possessed by a person subject to WIC 8103 firearms prohibitions.

Enacted.

Amends PC 29805 to add a new misdemeanor crime for any person who was convicted of animal cruelty (PC 597(a)) on or after January 1, 2025 and who, within 10 years of that conviction, owns, purchases, receives, or has in possession/custody/control any firearm.

Enacted.

Adds PC 465, creating a new alternate county jail felony-misdemeanor (wobbler) for forcibly entering a vehicle with the intent to commit a theft or any felony therein.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Provisions enacted via double-jointed bill SB 1414.

See SB 1414.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 490.4 to extend the organized retail theft offense indefinitely (i.e., removes the sunset date).

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 1376 to codify case law, specifying that persons with an intellectual disability are ineligible for the death penalty. Specifies that the question of intellectual disability is a question of fact that may be stipulated to by the parties, and would require the court to accept that stipulation, unless the court finds that the stipulation is not supported by documentary evidence that provides a factual basis for concluding by a preponderance of the evidence that the person has an intellectual disability. Requires the court to state its factual and legal rational for declining to accept such a stipulation. Defines an intellectual disability that “manifested before the end of the developmental period” and clarifies that it does not require a formal diagnosis or tests prior to the end of the developmental period. Authorizes a court to order a defendant to submit to testing by a qualified prosecution expert only if the prosecution presents a reasonable factual basis that the defendant’s testing is unreliable.

Provisions enacted via double-jointed bills SB 899 and SB 1025.

See SB 899 and SB 1025.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 654 to authorize probation officer, with the consent of the child and the child’s parents, to refer an offense to youth court, as specified.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Double jointed with AB 2629 and SB 1002. Amends PC 1001.80 to add felonies (barring some specified felonies) to the pretrial diversion program for a defendant who is or was a member of the Armed Forces, may be suffering from a specified condition resulting from his/her service, and his/her condition was a significant factor in commission of the offense. Requires court to find the defendant’s condition was a significant factor in the commission of the offense unless there is clear and convincing evidence otherwise. Precludes pretrial diversion for offenses relating to DUI except for misdemeanor VC 23152 or 23153. Authorizes prosecution to request an order prohibiting a veteran defendant in diversion from controlling, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm because they are a danger to themselves or others until they successfully complete diversion or their firearm rights are restored.

Amends WIC 8103 to require firearm relinquishment when the defendant is: a danger to others are a result of a mental disorder or mental illness, a mentally disordered sex offender, or not guilty by reason of insanity for specified crimes. A person who has been taken into custody pursuant to WIC 5150 shall not own/possess/receive/purchase deadly weapons or ammunition. Prior to discharge from the 5150 facility, the facility shall inform the person they are required to relinquish a firearm, deadly weapon, or ammo, and that person must relinquish within 72 hours of discharge. A person prohibited from owning a firearm, deadly weapon, or ammo because they are danger to themselves and have been granted PC 1001.36 diversion cannot own/posses those until successful completion of diversion.

Includes sunset clause of September 1, 2025.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Ordered to inactive file at author’s request.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Pending in Legislature.

Enacted.

Amends PC 851.7 to expand language to include minors who received citations or were arrested for felonies. Amends WIC 604 to provide that if a minor’s case was certified to juvenile court and has their records sealed, the juvenile court shall also order all criminal court records associated with that juvenile record sealed. Amends WIC 654.2 to provide equal consideration for informal probation per WIC 654.3 regardless of whether the minor lives in the county where the offense occurred. Amends WIC 781 and 786 to clarify that the court may not order minor’s counsel to seal their own records. Amends WIC 781 to provide that minor may seal records involving moral turpitude if they have been dismissed, vacated, or reduced to non-moral turpitude misdemeanors.

Amends WIC 800 to state that the jurisdiction of the appellate court is not affected by a juvenile record sealing pursuant to WIC 781 or 786. If the appellate court remands matter to juvenile court after jurisdiction terminated or the record is sealed, the juvenile court must access its records and assume jurisdiction to the extent necessary to follow the directions of the appellate court. If the matter is returned to juvenile court after jurisdiction is transferred to another county, the matter shall return to the juvenile court that last exercised jurisdiction.

Amends WIC 827 to add (V) to (a)(1)’s list of persons who may inspect case file; now includes “attorney representing a person who is, or was, subject to juvenile proceedings under Section 601 or 602”. Clarifies that “juvenile case file” includes any writing per EC 250 or electronically stored information relating to the minor

Enacted.

Addresses involuntary treatment with antipsychotic medication for certain civil commitment cases. Amends WIC 5325.2, 5332, 5334, 5336, and 5402. Authorizes, except as specified, a person’s treating physician to request a hearing for a new determination of a person’s capacity to refuse treatment with antipsychotic medication at any time in the 48 hours prior to the end of the duration of the current detention period when it reasonably appears to the treating physician that it is necessary for the person to be detained for a subsequent detention period and their capacity has not been restored.

Requires, under exigent circumstances, the hearing to determine a person’s capacity to refuse treatment to be held as soon as reasonably practicable and within 24 hours. Requires, under exigent circumstances, an order for treatment with antipsychotic medication to remain in effect at the beginning of the 14-day period, or the additional 30-day period after the 14-day intensive treatment period, or the second 30-day period, provided that a petition for a new determination on the question of capacity has been filed, and would require the order to remain in effect until a hearing on that petition for that detention period is held and a decision issued. Specifies the factors required to be present in order for there to be exigent circumstances necessitating an expedited hearing, including, among others, that there has been a delay in a hearing to determine a person’s capacity to refuse treatment with antipsychotic medication, creating a risk that the existing capacity determination may expire before a new capacity determination is made, and the person’s treating physician executes a specified written attestation of exigent circumstances that is maintained in the person’s medical record.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Expands the types of facilities where people who are held on an LPS conservatorship for substance use disorders may receive treatment. Amends HSC 1250.2 to expand the definition of “psychiatric health facility” to include severe substance use disorders, not just mental health disorders. Amends WIC 5008 to expand the definition of “designated facility” or “facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment” to include additional settings, including those currently explicitly prohibited from admitting patients with primary and/or standalone substance abuse disorders. Adds WIC 4080.5 to provide that psychiatric health facilities may admit persons diagnosed with only a severe substance use disorder. Also amends HSC 1275.1; WIC 4080, 5404, and 5675. Also adds WIC 5400.1 and 5675.05.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends PC 2603 to extend the sunset provision to January 1, 2030 for law authorizing involuntary psychotropic medication of county jail inmates who are awaiting arraignment, trial, or sentencing. Adds that “[a]ny such treatment shall be consistent with the standard of care.” Clarifies that the county may submit a declaration under penalty of perjury to demonstrate a documented attempt to locate an available bed. Clarifies that the jail must attempt to locate a treatment facility that is “noncarceral.”

Enacted.

Double jointed with SB 1400 and AB 3077 (which was vetoed). Amends PC 1369 to provide that when a doubt is raised regarding defendant’s competence, defense may request that the psychologist/psychiatrist’s report include an opinion as to PC 1001.36 diversion eligibility. Where it’s suspected defendant has a development disability, the court shall appoint the director of the regional center to examine defendant and determine if they’re eligible for services. A competency hearing is no longer required where defendant is evaluated by one or two psychologists/psychiatrists and neither party objects to the reports. The court may also determine whether defendant lacks the capacity to make decisions regarding the administration of antipsychotic medication. If either defense or prosecution objects and requests a hearing, the court shall hold a hearing. If defense counsel waives jury trial and the prosecution consents (or in a probation/PRCS/mandatory supervision/parole violation proceeding), the hearing shall be heard by the court. Otherwise, a jury makes the unanimous decision at trial. The court is not precluded from appointing any other qualified expert to evaluate the defendant’s mental condition in addition to a psychologist/psychiatrist.

Amends PC 1370 to provide that when a defendant is found incompetent and not charged with an offense listed in PC 1001.36(d), the court shall determine whether restoring the person is in the interests of justice. The court shall consider a nonexclusive list of relevant circumstances in exercising its discretion. The parties shall be provided an opportunity to be heard on whether restoration is in the interests of justice. If it is, the court shall state its reasons on the record. If it is not, the court shall conduct a hearing pursuant to PC 1001.36 and if defendant is eligible, grant diversion pursuant to that section for a period not to exceed 2 years. If the hearing is held beyond 30 days from the incompetency finding, the court shall release defendant on their own recognizance pending the hearing. The court shall dismiss the criminal charges if defendant performs satisfactorily on diversion. If defendant is ineligible for diversion, the court must hold a hearing to determine whether to modify the treatment plan, refer defendant to outpatient treatment, refer defendant for possible conservatorship proceedings, refer defendant to the CARE program, or reinstate competency proceedings.

Amends PC 1370.1 to provide that if defendant is returned to court and the prosecution elects to dismiss and refile charge pursuant to PC 1387, the court shall presume defendant is incompetent unless there is relevant and credible evidence they are competent. If defendant is found incompetent after the refiling of charges, defendant may be further committed only for the balance of time remaining.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 224.71 to add to the Youth Bill of Rights the right to receive adequate, appropriate, and timely behavioral health services, as specified.

Enacted.

Amends PC 311.1 to add digitally altered or AI-generated matter to the list of prohibited data/images/etc. for the crime of sending/bringing into this state or possessing for sale/distribution obscene matter showing a real minor or what appears to be a minor engaging in/simulating sexual conduct. Amends PC 311.3 to add digitally altered or AI-generated matter to the list of prohibited data/images developed/exchanged showing minor engaged in sexual conduct for the crime of sexual exploitation of a child. Clarifies that the prosecution doesn’t need to prove that the matter is obscene. Amends PC 311.4 to add digitally altered or AI-generated matter to list of prohibited data/images involving employment or use of minor to perform sexual acts posing/modeling for commercial purposes

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Double jointed with SB 1323. Amends PC 1370.01 to clarify that a defendant is eligible for mental health diversion if convicted of VC 23152 or 23153, but the DMV may still take administrative action concerning driving privileges. Additionally, if defendant is accepted into outpatient treatment per WIC 5346 or CARE per WIC 5978, the charges shall be dismissed per PC 1385 six months after referral, unless defendant’s case has gone back to court prior to the expiration of that time period. Clarifies that the legislative intent is that the court shall consider all treatment options prior to dismiss criminal charges, but nothing in this section limits the court’s PC 1385 discretion.

Enacted.

Double-jointed with SB 926, AB 1874, and AB 1962 and incorporates their amendments to PC 647. Amends PC 647 to make it a misdemeanor to distribute images of intimate body parts or sex acts that causes serious emotional distress and the person depicted believes the image would remain private, or the image was obtained without authorization. Misdemeanor to create/distribute fake yet realistic images of intimate body parts or purported sex acts that cause serious emotional distress. Increases punishment to felony for 2nd/subsequent offenses where victim is a minor and offender is 18 or older. If defendant solicits minor and is 18 or older, it’s a misdemeanor unless the minor is under 16 or under 18 and a human trafficking victim. In that case, for the first offense it’s a wobbler, the 2nd/subsequent offenses are PC 1170(h) felonies.

Amends PC 290 to require sex offender registration if 18 years or older, convicted on or after 1/1/25 for PC 647(l)(2), has prior PC 647(l)(2)(A) conviction, and defendant was more than 10 years older than solicited minor

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends WIC 256, 257, and 660.5 to modify the ages that a person must be to fall under the jurisdiction of the Informal Juvenile and Traffic Court and Expedited Youth Accountability Program to between 12 to 17 years old, inclusive.

Not passed by Legislature – dead.

Enacted.

Amends, among others, PC 679.027, 745, 1203.4b, 1370, 1473, 2620 3058.65, 11226, 13511.5, and 13519.6, VC 11500, and repeals PC 1463.5. Makes fixes regarding language, clarifications, and erroneous cross-references,