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Important Dates (2025)
Jan. 6, 2025: Legislature reconvenes.
Feb. 21, 2025: Last day for bills to be introduced.
June 6, 2025: Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house.
Sept. 12, 2025: Last day for bills to be passed.
Oct. 12, 2025: Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by Legislature.
Table of New and Pending Legislation (2025-2026)
Archives: 2023-2024
Archives: 2021-2022
This table is an ongoing compilation of all criminal, juvenile, and civil commitment legislation from the 2025-2026 regular session that we are aware of and have determined to be relevant to our practice. The table will be updated throughout the legislative session. You can register to receive status updates on these and other bills through the California Legislative Information website. At the top of the webpage for the bill on which you want to receive updates, select “Track Bill” and follow the prompts.
| Bill | Practice Area | Status | Introduced Date |
Enacted Date |
Effective Date |
Summary (Enacted Bills Only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB 0015: Open unsolved murder: review and reinvestigation | Criminal | Vetoed by Governor. |
Dec. 2, 2024 | |||
| AB 0022: Crimes: early release | Criminal | Held without recommendation. |
Dec. 2, 2024 | |||
| AB 0038: Crimes: serious and violent felonies | Criminal | Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
Dec. 2, 2024 | |||
| AB 0045: Privacy: health care data | Criminal | Enacted. |
Dec. 2, 2024 | Sep. 26, 2025 | Jan. 1, 2026 | Amends provisions of the Civil Code and Health and Safety Code to prohibit the use of geofencing technology around health care facilities. Adds Civ. Code 1798.99.93 to shield research records from disclosure in response to subpoenas or law enforcement requests issued under another state’s laws that seek to interfere with a person’s legal right to obtain an abortion in California. |
| AB 0046: Diversion: attempted murder | Criminal | Hearing postponed by committee. |
Dec. 2, 2024 | |||
| AB 0047: Elderly Parole Program | Criminal | Held under submission. |
Dec. 2, 2024 | |||
| AB 0063: Loitering with intent to commit prostitution | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Dec. 2, 2024 | |||
| AB 0071: Ignitition interlock devices | Criminal | Held under submission. |
Dec. 11, 2024 | |||
| AB 0085: Law enforcement: cooperation with immigration authorities | Criminal | Hearing postponed by committee. |
Dec. 20, 2024 | |||
| AB 0223: Jury selection: acknowledgment and agreement | Criminal | Enacted. |
Jan. 9, 2025 | Jul. 14, 2025 | Amends CCP 232 to update the language of the statutory oaths administered to prospective and selected jurors by replacing outdated legal language with clear, plain language that all persons can easily understand. |
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| AB 0229: Criminal procedure: Sexually transmitted disease testing | Criminal | Held under submission. |
Jan. 13, 2025 | |||
| AB 0237: Crimes: threats | Criminal | Ordered to inactive file. |
Jan. 13, 2025 | |||
| AB 0243: Postsecondary education: student financial aid dependency status: juvenile case file inspection | Delinquency | Enacted. |
Jan. 14, 2025 | Oct. 11, 2025 | Jan. 1, 2026 | Adds WIC 826.9 to require higher education institutions to accept an attestation from a local education agency, county probation department, or welfare department as proof of current or former ward’s or dependent’s financial independence for the purposes of admissions or financial aid applications. All information received by higher institution is confidential; creates a misdemeanor punishable by fine for intentional violation of confidentiality. |
| AB 0256: Crimes involving firearms | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Jan. 16, 2025 | |||
| AB 0271: Crimes: looting | Criminal | Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
Jan. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 0284: Law enforcement: Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA) | Criminal | Hearing postponed by committee. |
Jan. 22, 2025 | |||
| AB 0285: Criminal procedure: protective orders | Criminal | Held under submission. |
Jan. 22, 2025 | |||
| AB 0297: Arson: penalties | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Jan. 23, 2025 | |||
| AB 0309: Hypodermic needles and syringes | Criminal | Enacted. |
Jan. 23, 2025 | Oct. 13, 2025 | Jan. 1, 2026 | Amends BPC 4145.5 and HSC 11364 to delete the January 1, 2026 repeal date and extend the provisions indefinitely. The provisions authorize physicians and pharmacists to provide hypodermic needles and syringes with or without a prescription to those over 18 years old for personal use. |
| AB 0321: Misdemeanors | Criminal | Enacted. |
Jan. 24, 2025 | Oct. 11, 2025 | Jan. 1, 2026 | Amends PC 17 to allow judges to classify a wobbler as a misdemeanor at any time prior to trial. If a motion to classify a crime as a misdemeanor under this provision is denied, a renewed motion may only be made upon a showing of changed circumstances. Updates outdated terminology from “the Division of Juvenile Justice” to “a secure youth treatment facility”. |
| AB 0327: Crimes: false reporting | Criminal | Held under submission. |
Jan. 27, 2025 | |||
| AB 0336: Criminal penalties: wildfires | Criminal | Not passed by Legislature – dead. |
Jan. 28, 2025 | |||
| AB 0352: Crimes: criminal threats | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Jan. 30, 2025 | |||
| AB 0355: Crimes: extortion | Criminal | Held under submission. |
Jan. 30, 2025 | |||
| AB 0358: Criminal procedure: privacy | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Jan. 30, 2025 | |||
| AB 0366: Ignition interlock devices | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 3, 2025 | |||
| AB 0379: Crimes: prostitution | Criminal | Enacted. |
Feb. 3, 2025 | Jul. 30, 2025 | Amends PC 647 to increase the penalty for solicitation to a wobbler (previously a misdemeanor) plus a $1,000 fine where solicited minor is more than three years younger than defendant. A defendant convicted of this wobbler and granted probation must complete an education program on human trafficking and the exploitation of children at no cost to defendant. Adds PC 653.25 to create a new misdemeanor for loitering in a public place with the intent to purchase commercial sex and specifying requisite evidence of intent. |
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| AB 0380: Price gouging | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 3, 2025 | |||
| AB 0383: Firearms: prohibition: minors | Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 3, 2025 | |||
| AB 0387: Juries: voir dire: probation officers | Criminal | Converted to “Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act” |
Feb. 3, 2025 | |||
| AB 0394: Public transportation providers | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 3, 2025 | |||
| AB 0400: Law enforcement: police canines | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 4, 2025 | |||
| AB 0416: Involuntary commitment | Civil Commitment | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 5, 2025 | |||
| AB 0433: Mental health diversion | Criminal | Not passed by Legislature – dead. |
Feb. 5, 2025 | |||
| AB 0468: Crimes: looting | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 6, 2025 | |||
| AB 0469: Crimes: impersonation of first responders | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 6, 2025 | |||
| AB 0476: Metal theft | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 10, 2025 | |||
| AB 0479: Criminal procedure: vacatur relief | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 10, 2025 | |||
| AB 0486: Vehicles: sideshows and street takeovers | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 10, 2025 | |||
| AB 0509: Alcoholic beverages: minors | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 10, 2025 | |||
| AB 0528: Criminal procedure: child pornography | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 11, 2025 | |||
| AB 0535: Threatening a witness: assisting a prosecution | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 11, 2025 | |||
| AB 0568: Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 12, 2025 | |||
| AB 0572: Criminal procedure: interrogations | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 12, 2025 | |||
| AB 0579: Yaeli's Law | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 12, 2025 | |||
| AB 0603: Asset forfeiture: human trafficking | Criminal | Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
Feb. 13, 2025 | |||
| AB 0622: Parole: minimum eligible date | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 13, 2025 | |||
| AB 0633: Human trafficking: vacatur relief for victims | Criminal; Delinquency | Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
Feb. 13, 2025 | |||
| AB 0634: Controlled substances: tianeptine | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 13, 2025 | |||
| AB 0651: Juveniles: dependency: incarcerated parent | Delinquency; Dependency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 13, 2025 | |||
| AB 0690: Criminal procedure: indigent defense compensation | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 14, 2025 | |||
| AB 0690: Criminal procedure: indigent defense compensation | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 14, 2025 | |||
| AB 0704: Criminal records: destruction | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 14, 2025 | |||
| AB 0710: Theft of a gift card | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 14, 2025 | |||
| AB 0746: Inmate Cooperative Program | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 18, 2025 | |||
| AB 0767: Sexually violent predators: schools | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 18, 2025 | |||
| AB 0812: Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| AB 0824: Protective orders: firearms and ammunition | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| AB 0837: Ketamine | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| AB 0847: Peace officers: confidentiality of records | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| AB 0848: Sexual battery | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| AB 0879: Firearms: unsafe handguns | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| AB 0883: California Public Records Act: personal information of elected and appointed officials | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| AB 0897: Trespassing: removal of trespassers on residential property | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| AB 0923: Detention and incarceration of pregnant and postpartum defendants | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| AB 0938: Criminal procedure: sentencing | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| AB 0952: Youth Offender Program Camp Pilot Program | Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 0981: Vehicles: active intelligent speed assist devices | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 0983: Vehicles: removal and impoundment | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 0991: Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 0994: County jails | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1006: Firearms: concealed carry | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1011: Crimes: child abuse and neglect: sentence credits | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1036: Criminal procedure: postconviction discovery | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1063: Search warrants: newborn screening program | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1071: Criminal procedure: discrimination | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1073: Judicial officers: disqualification | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1078: Firearms | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1087: Crimes: vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1092: Firearms: concealed carry licenses | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1094: Crimes: torture of a minor: parole | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1097: Trespass | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1099: Developmental services: initial intake: assessment | Civil commitment; Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1108: County officers: coroners: conflict of interest | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1118: Criminal procedure: search warrants | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1127: Firearms: converter pistols | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1134: Coerced marriage | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1144: Prisons: elderly employment | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| AB 1178: Peace officers: confidentiality of records | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1187: Firearms: safety certificates | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1193: Fleeing the scene of an accident | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1210: Postrelease community supervision | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1213: Restitution: priority | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1218: Copper theft | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1231: Criminal procedure: felony diversion | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1258: Deferred entry of judgment pilot program | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1263: Firearms: ghost guns | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1279: Criminal procedure: sentencing | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1281: Vehicles: leaving the scene of an accident | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1289: Juveniles | Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1317: Asset forfeiture: human trafficking | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1333: Crimes: homicide | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1376: Wards: probation | Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1388: Law enforcement: settlement agreements | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1396: Crimes: sexual assault | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1437: Juveniles: registration | Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1483: Supervision: violations | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| AB 1488: Self-defense | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| ABX1 11: Crimes: impeding emergency personnel | Criminal | Not passed by Legislature – dead. |
Jan. 23, 2025 | |||
| ABX1 12: Crimes: looting | Criminal | Not passed by Legislature – dead. |
Jan. 28, 2025 | |||
| ACA 10: Parole | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Mar. 5, 2025 | |||
| SB 0019: Threats: schools and places of worship | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Dec. 2, 2024 | |||
| SB 0027: Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program | Civil Commitment | Pending in Legislature. |
Dec. 2, 2024 | |||
| SB 0028: Treatment court program standards | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Dec. 2, 2024 | |||
| SB 0036: Price gouging: state of emergency | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Dec. 3, 2024 | |||
| SB 0093: Weapons: robotic devices | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Jan. 22, 2025 | |||
| SB 0221: Crimes: stalking | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Jan. 23, 2025 | |||
| SB 0229: Peace officers: deputy sheriffs | Criminal | Enacted. |
Jan. 28, 2025 | Jul. 14, 2025 | Jan. 1, 2026 | Amends PC 830.1 to include within the definition of a peace officer deputy sheriffs employed by the Counties of Amador and Nevada. |
| SB 0245: Criminal procedure | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Jan. 30, 2025 | |||
| SB 0258: Crimes: rape | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 3, 2025 | |||
| SB 0264: Impersonation of a peace officer or firefighter during a state of emergency or local emergency | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 3, 2025 | |||
| SB 0265: Crimes: looting | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 3, 2025 | |||
| SB 0277: Criminal procedure: search of persons | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 4, 2025 | |||
| SB 0281: Pleas: immigration advisement | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 5, 2025 | |||
| SB 0286: Elderly Parole Program | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 6, 2025 | |||
| SB 0303: Evidence: exclusions | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 10, 2025 | |||
| SB 0311: Correctional facilities: women's prisons | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 10, 2025 | |||
| SB 0319: Criminal justice statistics: reporting. | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 11, 2025 | |||
| SB 0320: Firearms: California Do Not Sell List | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 11, 2025 | |||
| SB 0331: Substance abuse | Civil Commitment | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 12, 2025 | |||
| SB 0337: Prisons | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 12, 2025 | |||
| SB 0356: Parole hearings: use of photographs | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 12, 2025 | |||
| SB 0357: Juveniles: delinquency | Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 12, 2025 | |||
| SB 0367: Mental health | Civil Commitment | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 13, 2025 | |||
| SB 0379: Sexually violent predators | Civil Commitment | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 13, 2025 | |||
| SB 0396: Corrections: supervision | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 14, 2025 | |||
| SB 0398: Election crimes: payment based on voting or voter registration | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 14, 2025 | |||
| SB 0413: Juveniles: case file inspection | Delinquency; Dependency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 14, 2025 | |||
| SB 0421: Criminal procedure: protective orders | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 18, 2025 | |||
| SB 0423: Inmate firefighters: postsecondary education: enhanced firefighter training and certification program: local handcrew pilot program | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 18, 2025 | |||
| SB 0431: Assault and battery: public utility employees and essential infrastructure workers | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 18, 2025 | |||
| SB 0432: Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 18, 2025 | |||
| SB 0448: Trespassing: removal of trespassers on residential property | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 18, 2025 | |||
| SB 0459: Peace officers: confidential communications: group peer support services | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| SB 0483: Mental health diversion | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| SB 0490: Victim compensation | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 19, 2025 | |||
| SB 0524: Law enforcement agencies: artificial intelligence | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| SB 0537: Parole: revocation | Criminal | Held in committee and under submission. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| SB 0551: Corrections and rehabilitation: state policy | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| SB 0552: Juveniles: wards: case plans | Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| SB 0562: Bail | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| SB 0571: Looting | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| SB 0627: Law enforcement: masks | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| SB 0634: Local government: homelessness | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| SB 0645: Juries: peremptory challenges | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| SB 0649: Firearms: silencers | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 20, 2025 | |||
| SB 0672: The Youth Rehabilitation and Opportunity Act | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0680: Sex offender registration: unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0690: Crimes: invasion of privacy | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0701: Signal jammers | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0704: Firearms: firearm barrels | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0733: Sexual assault forensic evidence: testing | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0734: Criminal procedure: discrimination | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0758: Juries: peremptory challenges | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0759: Crimes: supervised release | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0763: Conspiracy against trade: punishment | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0794: Juveniles: access and use of juvenile case files | Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0820: Inmates: psychiatric medication: administration | Civil Commitment | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0821: Criminal procedure: arraignment | Criminal; Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0823: Mental health: the CARE Act | Civil Commitment | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0824: Secure youth treatment facilities | Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0834: Criminal records: relief | Criminal | Pending in Legislature. |
Feb. 21, 2025 | |||
| SB 0857: Public safety omnibus | Delinquency | Pending in Legislature. |
Mar. 12, 2025 | |||