CA AB 1905
enactedJuveniles: custodial interrogation.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1905 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1905 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 559, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1905 about?
Existing law prohibits law enforcement officers from employing threats, physical harm, deception, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics, as specified, during a custodial interrogation of a person 17 years of age or younger. This bill would prohibit a law enforcement officer from seeking statements or information while working undercover, or by individuals working in collaboration with, or acting as agents of, law enforcement, from a person who was 17 years of age or younger during the commission of crime and who is under 26 years of age while in custody. The bill would direct a court to consider any willful failure of a law enforcement officer in violation of these provisions in determining the credibility of that law enforcement officer. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to the admissibility of statements or information provided to an officer or individuals working in collaboration with law enforcement that were sought to protect against an imminent threat to life.
Who sponsors CA AB 1905?
Schultz is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1905, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law prohibits law enforcement officers from employing threats, physical harm, deception, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics, as specified, during a custodial interrogation of a person 17 years of age or younger. This bill would prohibit a law enforcement officer from seeking statements or information while working undercover, or by individuals working in collaboration with, or acting as agents of, law enforcement, from a person who was 17 years of age or younger during the commission of crime and who is under 26 years of age while in custody. The bill would direct a court to consider any willful failure of a law enforcement officer in violation of these provisions in determining the credibility of that law enforcement officer. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to the admissibility of statements or information provided to an officer or individuals working in collaboration with law enforcement that were sought to protect against an imminent threat to life.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 559, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Schultzauthor
- Bontaprincipal coauthor
- Sharp-Collinscoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 559, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-31
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 12.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-25
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 15.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 15. Page 6506.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-05
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-04
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-07-02
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 30).
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2026-06-10
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 16.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 16. Page 5438.)
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2026-05-22
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5272.)
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2026-03-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-03-18
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 17).
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2026-03-18
Coauthors revised.
2026-03-02
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-02-13
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2026-02-12
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass.
2026-03-17 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Harabedian: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Haney: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Alanis: other
- Lackey: other
AB 1905 Schultz Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 49-16
Member-level votes (80)
- Bennett: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Addis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ward: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Solache: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Bains: no
- Johnson: no
- Macedo: no
- DeMaio: no
- Dixon: no
- Davies: no
- Chen: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Castillo: no
- Hadwick: no
- Sanchez: no
- Tangipa: no
- Gallagher: no
- Alanis: no
- Ellis: no
- Patterson: no
- Gipson: other
- Hoover: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Alvarez: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Patel: other
- Flora: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Schiavo: other
- Soria: other
- Wallis: other
- Blanca Rubio: other
- Pacheco: other
- Lackey: other
- Ta: other
Do pass
2026-06-30 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (6)
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: no
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