All Legislative Bills

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Elections.

Elections.

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Human services.

Human services.

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Budget Acts of 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Budget Acts of 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

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State employment: state bargaining units.

State employment: state bargaining units.

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Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exemptions: wildfire.

Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exemptions: wildfire.

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Public safety.

Public safety.

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Transportation budget trailer bill.

Transportation budget trailer bill.

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Labor.

Labor.

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Background checks.

Background checks.

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Early childhood education and childcare.

Early childhood education and childcare.

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Health.

Health.

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Public resources trailer bill.

Public resources trailer bill.

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Crimes: burglary tools.

Expands burglary-tools list to cover modern vehicle access devices. Adds definitions for key programming devices, key duplicating devices, and signal extenders. Maintains misdemeanor penalties with the intent-to-burglarize standard. Explicitly states no state reimbursement for local costs.

Crimes: burglary tools.

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Expands burglary-tools list to cover modern vehicle access devices. Adds definitions for key programming devices, key duplicating devices, and signal extenders. Maintains misdemeanor penalties with the intent-to-burglarize standard. Explicitly states no state reimbursement for local costs.

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Automated traffic enforcement system programs.

Authorizes automated traffic enforcement for red-light violations by cities and counties. Imposes escalating penalties ($100-$500) and a 60-day warning period before citations. Requires notice, initial review, administrative hearing, and appeal rights. Provides indigent relief with penalty reductions and payment options.

Automated traffic enforcement system programs.

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Authorizes automated traffic enforcement for red-light violations by cities and counties. Imposes escalating penalties ($100-$500) and a 60-day warning period before citations. Requires notice, initial review, administrative hearing, and appeal rights. Provides indigent relief with penalty reductions and payment options.

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Peace officers: confidentiality of records.

Expands access to confidential peace-officer records for civilian oversight during investigations. Authorizes subpoenas by oversight boards and inspectors general to compel records. Mandates confidentiality with redactions and closed sessions for review. Ties operative provisions to companion bills with sequencing conditions.

Peace officers: confidentiality of records.

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Expands access to confidential peace-officer records for civilian oversight during investigations. Authorizes subpoenas by oversight boards and inspectors general to compel records. Mandates confidentiality with redactions and closed sessions for review. Ties operative provisions to companion bills with sequencing conditions.

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Firearms: prohibition: minors.

Extends firearm relinquishment rules to minors prohibited from ownership until age 30. Requires courts to order relinquishment and use a designee to transfer or store firearms. Requires updates to the automated firearms system and probation oversight of compliance. Operative date is January 1, 2026 and late filings incur a $100 fine.

Firearms: prohibition: minors.

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Extends firearm relinquishment rules to minors prohibited from ownership until age 30. Requires courts to order relinquishment and use a designee to transfer or store firearms. Requires updates to the automated firearms system and probation oversight of compliance. Operative date is January 1, 2026 and late filings incur a $100 fine.

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Prisons: clearances.

Expands eligibility to include legal professionals and attorney support personnel. Renames clearances to annual gate clearance, short-term gate clearance, and statewide gate clearance. Gives the Governor, cabinet, lawmakers, staff, and judges short-term gate access on request. Requires fingerprints for annual and statewide clearances and sets 30-day decisions and 90-day appeals.

Prisons: clearances.

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Expands eligibility to include legal professionals and attorney support personnel. Renames clearances to annual gate clearance, short-term gate clearance, and statewide gate clearance. Gives the Governor, cabinet, lawmakers, staff, and judges short-term gate access on request. Requires fingerprints for annual and statewide clearances and sets 30-day decisions and 90-day appeals.

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Criminal procedure.

Requires DOC or county to certify program participation to the sentencing court upon release. Eliminates court copy of petitions; shifts to certification flow. Expands relief eligibility and shields EMT/firefighter licensure from arrest history. Imposes 15-day notice to the prosecutor and creates state-mandated local reporting duties.

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Requires DOC or county to certify program participation to the sentencing court upon release. Eliminates court copy of petitions; shifts to certification flow. Expands relief eligibility and shields EMT/firefighter licensure from arrest history. Imposes 15-day notice to the prosecutor and creates state-mandated local reporting duties.

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Criminal procedure: postconviction discovery.

Expands postconviction discovery to include broader materials and jury notes. Broadens the prosecution to include habeas respondent counsel. Mandates color-copy retention for felony files with CDCR incarceration starting 2026. Allows in-camera review to shield jury notes with good cause, costs borne by defendant.

Criminal procedure: postconviction discovery.

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Expands postconviction discovery to include broader materials and jury notes. Broadens the prosecution to include habeas respondent counsel. Mandates color-copy retention for felony files with CDCR incarceration starting 2026. Allows in-camera review to shield jury notes with good cause, costs borne by defendant.

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Law enforcement: settlement agreements.

Prohibits settlements that require destroying or concealing misconduct records. Requires agencies to report separations, complaints, and outcomes to the commission. Public records must disclose firearm discharge, deadly force, dishonesty, sexual assault. Operative only if all related bills pass and take effect by 2026.

Law enforcement: settlement agreements.

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Prohibits settlements that require destroying or concealing misconduct records. Requires agencies to report separations, complaints, and outcomes to the commission. Public records must disclose firearm discharge, deadly force, dishonesty, sexual assault. Operative only if all related bills pass and take effect by 2026.

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Wards: probation.

Limits ward probation to 12 months from the latest disposition, extension possible. Requires a noticed hearing to extend probation on proof by a preponderance of evidence. Removes authority to order a $250 fine or uncompensated work in lieu of restitution. Requires progress reviews at least every six months after extension.

Wards: probation.

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Limits ward probation to 12 months from the latest disposition, extension possible. Requires a noticed hearing to extend probation on proof by a preponderance of evidence. Removes authority to order a $250 fine or uncompensated work in lieu of restitution. Requires progress reviews at least every six months after extension.

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Criminal procedure: interrogations.

Establishes a new interrogations chapter for initial interviews with immediate family. Requires agencies to adopt policies by January 1, 2027 for these interviews. Mandates clear identification, status, purpose, and option to have a support person. Prohibits coercion and allows delays or Miranda-like advisements; local reimbursements may apply.

Criminal procedure: interrogations.

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Establishes a new interrogations chapter for initial interviews with immediate family. Requires agencies to adopt policies by January 1, 2027 for these interviews. Mandates clear identification, status, purpose, and option to have a support person. Prohibits coercion and allows delays or Miranda-like advisements; local reimbursements may apply.

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Firearms: converter pistols.

• Mandates a ban on sale of machinegun-convertible pistols by licensed dealers starting July 2026. • Expands the machinegun definition to include machinegun-convertible pistols with pistol converters. • Imposes three-tier penalties: up to $1,000 first, up to $5,000 second with license actions, and misdemeanor third. • Authorizes DOJ to adopt regulations to implement the penalties and oversee roster testing framework.

Firearms: converter pistols.

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• Mandates a ban on sale of machinegun-convertible pistols by licensed dealers starting July 2026. • Expands the machinegun definition to include machinegun-convertible pistols with pistol converters. • Imposes three-tier penalties: up to $1,000 first, up to $5,000 second with license actions, and misdemeanor third. • Authorizes DOJ to adopt regulations to implement the penalties and oversee roster testing framework.

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County officers: coroners: in-custody deaths.

Establishes the FACTS Act to require independent determinations of in-custody deaths. Requires annual agreements with independent coroners or private providers by 2027. Shifts authority by prohibiting sheriffs from deciding in-custody deaths and using independents. Requires findings to match and be shared with officials and the decedent's next of kin.

County officers: coroners: in-custody deaths.

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Establishes the FACTS Act to require independent determinations of in-custody deaths. Requires annual agreements with independent coroners or private providers by 2027. Shifts authority by prohibiting sheriffs from deciding in-custody deaths and using independents. Requires findings to match and be shared with officials and the decedent's next of kin.

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Peace officers: confidentiality of records.

Expands public access by releasing key peace officer incident and disciplinary records. Requires courts to consider undercover duties when assessing safety risk of disclosure. Operative only if AB 847 and AB 1388 are enacted with specified sequencing. Sets a 45-day disclosure deadline and outlines redaction rules.

Peace officers: confidentiality of records.

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Expands public access by releasing key peace officer incident and disciplinary records. Requires courts to consider undercover duties when assessing safety risk of disclosure. Operative only if AB 847 and AB 1388 are enacted with specified sequencing. Sets a 45-day disclosure deadline and outlines redaction rules.