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CA AB 136

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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 136 pass?

Yes. CA AB 136 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-27. Latest recorded action (2025-06-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 136 about?

(1) Existing law requires the Judicial Council to sponsor a pilot program for 2 fiscal years to study whether increases in juror compensation and mileage reimbursement rates increase juror diversity and participation. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to provide a report to the Legislature describing the findings of the pilot program and providing information for promoting juror diversity by September 1, 2026. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027. This bill would repeal these provisions. (2) Existing law requires the Administrative Office of the Courts, an obsolete entity, to perform specified functions. Under existing law, any reference to the Administrative Office of the Courts means the Judicial Council. This bill would revise references to the Administrative Office of the Courts to the Judicial Council. (3) Existing law requires the Judicial Council to annually report to the Department of Finance, the Legislature, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee the total amount of revenue collected in the prior fiscal year, by each court and county, from criminal fines, fees, forfeitures, penalties, restitution fines, and assessments related to infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies, as specified. This bill would require the Judicial Council to annually, on or before February 1, provide a report to the Legislature on the operations of each trial court that includes specified operational and budgetary metrics for the prior fiscal year, including, among others, backlogs and staff vacancies. (4) Existing law requires the Judicial Council to report all approved allocations and reimbursements to trial courts in each fiscal year, as specified, on or before September 30 following the close of each fiscal year. This bill would instead require the report to be submitted on or before February 1 each year. (5) Existing law authorizes the Judicial Council to sell specific courthouses at fair market value and upon the terms and conditions the Judicial Council deems in the best interests of the state. This bill would authorize the Judicial Council to sell additional specified courthouses. (6) Existing law requires the Judicial Council to collect and maintain statistics, and to publish them at least on a yearly basis, about the compliance of the superior court of each county and each branch court with the standards of timely disposition, as specified. Existing law requires, on or before November 1, 2007, the Judicial Council to adopt, and report to the Legislature annually thereafter, judicial administration standards and measures that promote the fair and efficient administration of justice, as specified. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to present an annual report to the Legislature on the use of the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund, with appropriate recommendations. This bill would delete these requirements for the Judicial Council and make a conforming change. (7) This bill would appropriate $4,690,000 from the General Fund to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund to provide a one-time backfill. (8) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Who sponsors CA AB 136?

Committee on Budget is the primary sponsor of CA AB 136.

Description

(1) Existing law requires the Judicial Council to sponsor a pilot program for 2 fiscal years to study whether increases in juror compensation and mileage reimbursement rates increase juror diversity and participation. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to provide a report to the Legislature describing the findings of the pilot program and providing information for promoting juror diversity by September 1, 2026. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027. This bill would repeal these provisions. (2) Existing law requires the Administrative Office of the Courts, an obsolete entity, to perform specified functions. Under existing law, any reference to the Administrative Office of the Courts means the Judicial Council. This bill would revise references to the Administrative Office of the Courts to the Judicial Council. (3) Existing law requires the Judicial Council to annually report to the Department of Finance, the Legislature, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee the total amount of revenue collected in the prior fiscal year, by each court and county, from criminal fines, fees, forfeitures, penalties, restitution fines, and assessments related to infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies, as specified. This bill would require the Judicial Council to annually, on or before February 1, provide a report to the Legislature on the operations of each trial court that includes specified operational and budgetary metrics for the prior fiscal year, including, among others, backlogs and staff vacancies. (4) Existing law requires the Judicial Council to report all approved allocations and reimbursements to trial courts in each fiscal year, as specified, on or before September 30 following the close of each fiscal year. This bill would instead require the report to be submitted on or before February 1 each year. (5) Existing law authorizes the Judicial Council to sell specific courthouses at fair market value and upon the terms and conditions the Judicial Council deems in the best interests of the state. This bill would authorize the Judicial Council to sell additional specified courthouses. (6) Existing law requires the Judicial Council to collect and maintain statistics, and to publish them at least on a yearly basis, about the compliance of the superior court of each county and each branch court with the standards of timely disposition, as specified. Existing law requires, on or before November 1, 2007, the Judicial Council to adopt, and report to the Legislature annually thereafter, judicial administration standards and measures that promote the fair and efficient administration of justice, as specified. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to present an annual report to the Legislature on the use of the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund, with appropriate recommendations. This bill would delete these requirements for the Judicial Council and make a conforming change. (7) This bill would appropriate $4,690,000 from the General Fund to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund to provide a one-time backfill. (8) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Introduced
2025-06-24
Latest action
2025-06-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill,appropriation
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budgetauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2025-01-09

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.

  3. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

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  4. 2025-03-17

    Ordered to second reading.

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  5. 2025-03-17

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  6. 2025-03-17

    (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 643.)

  7. 2025-03-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2025-03-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 731.)

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  9. 2025-03-20

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  10. 2025-04-02

    Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.

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  11. 2025-06-24

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.

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  12. 2025-06-25

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 25).

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  13. 2025-06-26

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2025-06-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1807.).

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  15. 2025-06-27

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 19. Page 2329.)

  16. 2025-06-27

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  17. 2025-06-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 2337.).

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  18. 2025-06-27

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:15 p.m.

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  19. 2025-06-27

    Approved by the Governor.

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  20. 2025-06-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 01/08/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-08Compare
  • 06/24/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-24Compare
  • 06/27/25 - Chaptered — 2025-06-27Compare
  • 06/27/25 - Enrolled — 2025-06-27Compare
  • AB136Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • AB 136 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    2025-03-20 · pass · 53-17

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Gipson: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Hadwick: no
    • Flora: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Ta: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Chen: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Lackey: no
    • Davies: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Calderon: other
    • Hoover: other
    • Ahrens: other
    • Bauer-Kahan: other
    • Papan: other
    • Wallis: other
    • Essayli: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Alvarez: other
    • Krell: other

  • Do pass

    2025-06-25 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Niello: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes

  • 3rd Reading AB136 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

    2025-06-27 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Ashby: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Jones: other
    • Reyes: other

  • AB 136 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    2025-06-27 · pass · 76-1

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Davies: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Bauer-Kahan: other
    • Pellerin: other

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