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CA AB 1376

enacted

Wards: probation.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1376 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1376 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-10. Latest recorded action (2025-10-10): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 575, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1376 about?

Existing law subjects a minor between 12 and 17 years of age, inclusive, who violates any federal, state, or local law or ordinance, who persistently or habitually refuses to obey the reasonable and proper orders or directions of the minor's parents, guardian, or custodian, or who is beyond the control of that person, who violates an ordinance establishing a curfew or is truant, and a minor under 12 years of age who is alleged to have committed specified serious offenses, to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court. When a minor is adjudged to be a ward of the court, as previously described, and is placed under the supervision of the probation officer or committed to the care, custody, and control of the probation officer, existing law authorizes the court to make any and all reasonable orders for the conduct of the ward, and to impose and require any and all reasonable conditions that it may determine fitting and proper to the end that justice may be done and the reformation and rehabilitation of the ward enhanced. This bill would limit to 12 months from the most recent disposition hearing the period of time a ward may remain on probation, except that a court may extend the probation period after a noticed hearing and upon proof by a preponderance of the evidence that it is in the ward's and the public's best interest. The bill would require the probation agency to submit a report to the court detailing the basis for any request to extend probation at the noticed hearing. The bill would require the court to provide the ward and the prosecuting attorney with the opportunity to present relevant evidence, as specified. The bill would require the court to hold noticed hearings for the ward not less frequently than every 6 months for the remainder of the wardship period if the court extends probation. The bill would specify that all of these provisions do not apply to specified wards, including a ward who is serving a custodial commitment to a juvenile hall, juvenile home, ranch, camp, or forestry camp. The bill would additionally require, among other things, that conditions of probation for a ward be individually tailored, developmentally appropriate, and reasonable. Existing law authorizes the court, as part of the order adjudging the minor to be a ward of the court, to order the ward to pay restitution, to pay a fine up to $250 for deposit in the county treasury if the court finds the minor has the financial ability to pay, or to participate in an uncompensated work program. This bill would remove the authority of the court to order the minor to pay the $250 fine or participate in an uncompensated work program in lieu of restitution. Existing law requires the court, for specified offenses, to order certain actions as a condition of a minor's probation, including attending counseling, repairing property, repaying the cost of apprehension to the city or county, and performing community service. This bill would, in specified instances, no longer require the court to order certain actions as a condition of a minor's probation.

Who sponsors CA AB 1376?

Bonta is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1376, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law subjects a minor between 12 and 17 years of age, inclusive, who violates any federal, state, or local law or ordinance, who persistently or habitually refuses to obey the reasonable and proper orders or directions of the minor's parents, guardian, or custodian, or who is beyond the control of that person, who violates an ordinance establishing a curfew or is truant, and a minor under 12 years of age who is alleged to have committed specified serious offenses, to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court. When a minor is adjudged to be a ward of the court, as previously described, and is placed under the supervision of the probation officer or committed to the care, custody, and control of the probation officer, existing law authorizes the court to make any and all reasonable orders for the conduct of the ward, and to impose and require any and all reasonable conditions that it may determine fitting and proper to the end that justice may be done and the reformation and rehabilitation of the ward enhanced. This bill would limit to 12 months from the most recent disposition hearing the period of time a ward may remain on probation, except that a court may extend the probation period after a noticed hearing and upon proof by a preponderance of the evidence that it is in the ward's and the public's best interest. The bill would require the probation agency to submit a report to the court detailing the basis for any request to extend probation at the noticed hearing. The bill would require the court to provide the ward and the prosecuting attorney with the opportunity to present relevant evidence, as specified. The bill would require the court to hold noticed hearings for the ward not less frequently than every 6 months for the remainder of the wardship period if the court extends probation. The bill would specify that all of these provisions do not apply to specified wards, including a ward who is serving a custodial commitment to a juvenile hall, juvenile home, ranch, camp, or forestry camp. The bill would additionally require, among other things, that conditions of probation for a ward be individually tailored, developmentally appropriate, and reasonable. Existing law authorizes the court, as part of the order adjudging the minor to be a ward of the court, to order the ward to pay restitution, to pay a fine up to $250 for deposit in the county treasury if the court finds the minor has the financial ability to pay, or to participate in an uncompensated work program. This bill would remove the authority of the court to order the minor to pay the $250 fine or participate in an uncompensated work program in lieu of restitution. Existing law requires the court, for specified offenses, to order certain actions as a condition of a minor's probation, including attending counseling, repairing property, repaying the cost of apprehension to the city or county, and performing community service. This bill would, in specified instances, no longer require the court to order certain actions as a condition of a minor's probation.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-10-10 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 575, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bontaauthor
  • Elhawarycoauthor
  • Haneycoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-22

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  6. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 29).

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  7. 2025-05-01

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  8. 2025-05-05

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2025-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 18. Page 1738.)

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  10. 2025-05-28

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

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  11. 2025-06-04

    Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR.

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  12. 2025-06-11

    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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  13. 2025-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2025-07-07

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  15. 2025-08-29

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  16. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).

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  17. 2025-09-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2025-09-05

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  19. 2025-09-08

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2025-09-12

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 2977.).

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  21. 2025-09-12

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  22. 2025-09-13

    Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)

  23. 2025-09-13

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 48. Noes 21. Page 3475.).

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  24. 2025-09-24

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

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  25. 2025-10-10

    Approved by the Governor.

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  26. 2025-10-10

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 575, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 05/01/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-01Compare
  • 06/11/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-11Compare
  • 08/29/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-08-29Compare
  • 09/05/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-09-05Compare
  • 09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
  • 10/10/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-10Compare
  • AB1376Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-04-29 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Mark González: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Alanis: no
    • Ramos: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Nguyen: other
  • AB 1376 Bonta Assembly Third Reading

    2025-05-27 · pass · 49-18

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

    2025-07-07 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Dahle: other
  • 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 AB1376 Bonta et al. By Arreguín

    2025-09-12 · pass · 24-10

    Member-level votes (40)
    • McGuire: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Niello: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Jones: no
    • Hurtado: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Grove: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Cabaldon: other
    • Choi: other
    • Archuleta: other
    • Cervantes: other
    • Blakespear: other
    • Gonzalez: other
  • AB 1376 Bonta Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-13 · pass · 48-21

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

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