CA AB 2237

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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2237 pass?

The current status of CA AB 2237 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-07-01): In committee: Set, final hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

What is CA AB 2237 about?

Existing law, the Sex Offender Registration Act (act) , requires a person convicted of specified crimes to register with law enforcement as a sex offender while residing in California or while attending school or working in California, as specified. Existing law establishes 3 tiers of registration based on specified criteria, for periods of at least 10 years, at least 20 years, and life, respectively, for a conviction of specified sex offenses. Existing law authorizes courts that have jurisdiction in misdemeanor cases to suspend the sentence and make and enforce terms of probation in those cases, for a period not to exceed one year, except as specified. This bill would authorize a court having jurisdiction to impose punishment in misdemeanor cases to suspend the sentence for an additional year, to allow for an individual required to register as a sex offender to complete an approved sex offender management program. The bill would require the period of time exceeding the one-year limit be terminated by the court upon the individual's successful completion of the approved sex offender management program. By extending the term of probation, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA AB 2237?

Patterson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2237, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Introduced: 2026-04-22
Latest action: 2026-07-01 — In committee: Set, final hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-01
In committee: Set, final hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-06-17
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-06-09
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0.)
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5309.)
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
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2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-04-27
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-23
Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-22
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).
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2026-03-24
In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
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2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
04/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-23Compare
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Votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-03-24 · fail · 3-2
Member-level votes (9)
- Ramos: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Schultz: no
- Sharp-Collins: no
- Harabedian: other
- Haney: other
- Mark González: other
- Nguyen: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Ramos: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Haney: 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 2237 Patterson Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-26 · pass · 71-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Hadwick: yes
- Ward: yes
- Patel: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Ta: yes
- Haney: yes
- Flora: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Chen: yes
- Papan: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Soria: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Krell: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Davies: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Bains: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Addis: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Hart: other
- Kalra: other
- Bryan: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Jackson: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Garcia: other
- Lee: other
- Caloza: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · fail · 2-3
Member-level votes (6)
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Arreguín: no
- Wiener: no
- Cortese: no
- Pérez: other
[Second] hearing set for [07-01-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
2026-06-30 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Cortese: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2237

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