CA AB 1071
enactedCriminal procedure: discrimination.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 1071 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1071 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-13. Latest recorded action (2025-10-13): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 721, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA AB 1071 about?
Existing law prohibits the state from seeking, obtaining, or imposing a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin. Under existing law, a defendant may pursue relief for a violation of this prohibition by filing a motion pursuant to the provisions that prohibit this conduct, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, or a motion to vacate a conviction or sentence. This bill would authorize the defendant in these proceedings to file a motion for disclosure of all relevant evidence related to a potential violation of the prohibition on the state seeking, obtaining, or imposing a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin, as specified. The bill would also authorize the court to remedy a violation of these provisions with any other remedy not prohibited by another law. The bill would make other technical changes. This bill makes legislative findings and declarations in support of its provisions. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 745, 1473, and 1473.7 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 734 to be operative only if this bill and SB 734 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors CA AB 1071?
Kalra is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1071.
Description
Existing law prohibits the state from seeking, obtaining, or imposing a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin. Under existing law, a defendant may pursue relief for a violation of this prohibition by filing a motion pursuant to the provisions that prohibit this conduct, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, or a motion to vacate a conviction or sentence. This bill would authorize the defendant in these proceedings to file a motion for disclosure of all relevant evidence related to a potential violation of the prohibition on the state seeking, obtaining, or imposing a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin, as specified. The bill would also authorize the court to remedy a violation of these provisions with any other remedy not prohibited by another law. The bill would make other technical changes. This bill makes legislative findings and declarations in support of its provisions. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 745, 1473, and 1473.7 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 734 to be operative only if this bill and SB 734 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-28
- Latest action
- 2025-10-13 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 721, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Kalraauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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2025-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-03-10
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2025-03-28
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
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2025-04-01
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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2025-04-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 22).
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2025-04-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 16. Page 1610.)
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2025-05-20
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-05-28
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR.
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2025-06-13
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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2025-06-24
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24).
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2025-06-25
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-07-02
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-14
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2025-08-29
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
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2025-08-29
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2025-09-02
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-09-05
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2025-09-08
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-09-11
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 2896.).
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2025-09-12
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-13
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 42. Noes 21. Page 3457.).
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2025-09-13
Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
2025-09-24
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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2025-10-13
Approved by the Governor.
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2025-10-13
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 721, Statutes of 2025.
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Versions
- 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
- 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-28Compare
- 06/13/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-13Compare
- 06/25/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-25Compare
- 08/29/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-08-29Compare
- 09/05/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-09-05Compare
- 09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
- 10/13/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-13Compare
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Votes
Do pass.
2025-04-22 · pass · 7-2
Member-level votes (9)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Lackey: no
- Alanis: no
- Harabedian: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Haney: yes
- Mark González: yes
AB 1071 Kalra Assembly Third Reading
2025-05-20 · pass · 48-16
Member-level votes (79)
- Solache: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Fong: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Haney: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Addis: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Ward: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Berman: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Caloza: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Patel: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Chen: no
- DeMaio: no
- Lackey: no
- Ellis: no
- Sanchez: no
- Wallis: no
- Patterson: no
- Castillo: no
- Ta: no
- Hadwick: no
- Gallagher: no
- Alanis: no
- Macedo: no
- Davies: no
- Hoover: no
- Tangipa: no
- Blanca Rubio: other
- Papan: other
- Pacheco: other
- Soria: other
- Dixon: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Bains: other
- Krell: other
- Flora: other
- Pellerin: other
- Irwin: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Schiavo: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- Boerner: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-06-24 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (6)
- Wiener: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Caballero: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-07-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
Do pass as amended
2025-08-29 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: no
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading AB1071 Kalra By Arreguín
2025-09-11 · pass · 25-11
Member-level votes (40)
- McGuire: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Allen: yes
- Limón: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Becker: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Valladares: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Seyarto: no
- Jones: no
- Grove: no
- Archuleta: no
- Strickland: no
- Niello: no
- Dahle: no
- Choi: no
- Hurtado: other
- Umberg: other
- Pérez: other
- Caballero: other
AB 1071 Kalra Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-09-13 · pass · 42-21
Member-level votes (80)
- Ahrens: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ward: yes
- Haney: yes
- Hart: yes
- Fong: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lee: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Zbur: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Johnson: no
- Dixon: no
- Ávila Farías: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Castillo: no
- Alanis: no
- Wallis: no
- Patterson: no
- Ta: no
- Hoover: no
- Gallagher: no
- Macedo: no
- Ellis: no
- Davies: no
- DeMaio: no
- Hadwick: no
- Tangipa: no
- Lackey: no
- Sanchez: no
- Chen: no
- Flora: no
- Pellerin: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Nguyen: other
- Krell: other
- Gipson: other
- Irwin: other
- Papan: other
- Blanca Rubio: other
- Patel: other
- Schiavo: other
- Soria: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Pacheco: other
- Boerner: other
- Calderon: other
- Carrillo: other
- Bains: other
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