Bill Commons

CA AB 1741

enacted

Sexual battery.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1741 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1741 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 374, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1741 about?

Existing law defines sexual battery as the touching of any intimate part of another person, if the touching is against the will of the person touched and for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse. A violation of this provision is punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would make a violation of the above provision punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony if the person entered an inhabited dwelling house or trailer coach, as defined, or the inhabited portion of any other building without consent and committed sexual battery while in the dwelling house, trailer coach, or inhabited portion of any other building. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would make other technical, conforming changes. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA AB 1741?

Pacheco is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1741.

Description

Existing law defines sexual battery as the touching of any intimate part of another person, if the touching is against the will of the person touched and for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse. A violation of this provision is punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would make a violation of the above provision punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony if the person entered an inhabited dwelling house or trailer coach, as defined, or the inhabited portion of any other building without consent and committed sexual battery while in the dwelling house, trailer coach, or inhabited portion of any other building. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would make other technical, conforming changes. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
2026-03-10
Latest action
2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 374, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Pachecoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-20

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 374, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-20

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-08

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-28

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).

  5. 2026-08-28

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6809.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-27

    Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.)

  9. 2026-08-27

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

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  10. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  12. 2026-06-29

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-06-17

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-06-16

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 16).

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  15. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  16. 2026-05-22

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

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  17. 2026-05-22

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5257.)

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  18. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  20. 2026-04-08

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  21. 2026-03-12

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  22. 2026-03-11

    Read second time and amended.

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  23. 2026-03-10

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 10).

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  24. 2026-02-23

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  25. 2026-02-06

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.

  26. 2026-02-05

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-05Compare
  • 03/11/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-11Compare
  • 06/17/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-17Compare
  • 09/02/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-02Compare
  • AB1741Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-03-10 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Schultz: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • AB 1741 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-22 · pass · 70-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Pellerin: other
    • Chen: other
    • Gabriel: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Ta: other
    • Garcia: other
    • Wicks: other
    • Bryan: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Elhawary: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-16 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-06-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

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