CA AB 2052
enactedCriminal procedure: continuances.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2052 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2052 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 380, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2052 about?
Existing law establishes the requirements for a continuance to be granted in a criminal case, including a showing of good cause. Existing law defines "good cause" for this purpose to include, but not be limited to, cases involving specified crimes, including murder and domestic violence, and to apply when the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress in progress in that court or another court. This bill would expand the types of cases that may support a finding of good cause to include a felony elder or dependent adult abuse violation where the victim is a cognitively impaired adult, as specified. The bill would define "cognitively impaired adult" for these purposes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1050 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 1656 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1656 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors CA AB 2052?
Stefani is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2052.
Description
Existing law establishes the requirements for a continuance to be granted in a criminal case, including a showing of good cause. Existing law defines "good cause" for this purpose to include, but not be limited to, cases involving specified crimes, including murder and domestic violence, and to apply when the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress in progress in that court or another court. This bill would expand the types of cases that may support a finding of good cause to include a felony elder or dependent adult abuse violation where the victim is a cognitively impaired adult, as specified. The bill would define "cognitively impaired adult" for these purposes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1050 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 1656 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1656 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-15
- Latest action
- 2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 380, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Stefaniauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-20
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 380, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-20
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-25
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-19
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.).
2026-08-19
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6251.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
2026-08-17
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5498.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-05
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-04
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-11
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-10
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 9).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-04-23
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-04-23
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4793.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-20
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-16
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-04-15
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14).
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2026-04-07
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-02
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-02-19
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended.
2026-04-14 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Schultz: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Haney: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Mark González: yes
AB 2052 Stefani Assembly Third Reading
2026-04-23 · pass · 70-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Irwin: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Soria: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ta: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Davies: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Haney: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Solache: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Krell: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Lee: yes
- Chen: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Flora: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ward: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Papan: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Bains: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Patel: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Hart: other
- Addis: other
- Caloza: other
- Wicks: other
- Bonta: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- McKinnor: other
- Kalra: other
- Bryan: other
- Elhawary: other
Do pass as amended
2026-06-09 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Pérez: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Wiener: yes
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