CA AB 2273
enactedCrimes: SCRIVNER Act.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 2273 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2273 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 298, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2273 about?
Existing law provides that any person who willfully and lewdly commits any lewd or lascivious act, including any of the acts constituting other crimes, as provided, upon or with the body, or any part or member thereof, of a child who is under 14 years of age, with the intent of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust, passions, or sexual desires of that person or the child, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 3, 6, or 8 years. The bill would require the Department of Justice, upon completion of an investigation of a person who holds an elected office in which the department determines the person committed specified crimes relating to rape, that the victim was a minor, and that the case is appropriate for prosecution, to bring criminal charges against that person within 30 days. Existing law authorizes a court to grant pretrial diversion to a defendant suffering from a mental disorder, on an accusatory pleading alleging the commission of a misdemeanor or felony offense, in order to allow the defendant to undergo mental health treatment. Existing law makes a defendant ineligible for this diversion program if the defendant is charged with specified offenses, including, among other offenses, any sex offense except indecent exposure. This bill would, when the facts alleged in the accusatory pleading or disclosed in the preliminary hearing transcript would constitute an offense for which a defendant would be ineligible for diversion under these provisions, and the defendant has not been charged with those offenses, require the prosecution to state on the record why those charges are not being sought and whether they have conferred with the victim about the charges filed. By increasing duties on prosecutors, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1001.36 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 46 to be operative only if this bill and AB 46 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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 2273?
Bains is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2273.
Description
Existing law provides that any person who willfully and lewdly commits any lewd or lascivious act, including any of the acts constituting other crimes, as provided, upon or with the body, or any part or member thereof, of a child who is under 14 years of age, with the intent of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust, passions, or sexual desires of that person or the child, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 3, 6, or 8 years. The bill would require the Department of Justice, upon completion of an investigation of a person who holds an elected office in which the department determines the person committed specified crimes relating to rape, that the victim was a minor, and that the case is appropriate for prosecution, to bring criminal charges against that person within 30 days. Existing law authorizes a court to grant pretrial diversion to a defendant suffering from a mental disorder, on an accusatory pleading alleging the commission of a misdemeanor or felony offense, in order to allow the defendant to undergo mental health treatment. Existing law makes a defendant ineligible for this diversion program if the defendant is charged with specified offenses, including, among other offenses, any sex offense except indecent exposure. This bill would, when the facts alleged in the accusatory pleading or disclosed in the preliminary hearing transcript would constitute an offense for which a defendant would be ineligible for diversion under these provisions, and the defendant has not been charged with those offenses, require the prosecution to state on the record why those charges are not being sought and whether they have conferred with the victim about the charges filed. By increasing duties on prosecutors, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1001.36 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 46 to be operative only if this bill and AB 46 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-22
- Latest action
- 2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 298, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bainsauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-18
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 298, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-18
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6582.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-20
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-19
From special consent calendar.
2026-08-19
Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-18
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-27
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-05-18
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-18
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 5132.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-27
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-23
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-22
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-04-14
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-07
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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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Votes
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.
2026-05-13 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
AB 2273 Bains Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-18 · pass · 68-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Ransom: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ward: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Soria: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Chen: yes
- Berman: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Haney: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Ta: yes
- Papan: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bains: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Addis: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Hart: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Patel: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Davies: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Krell: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Dixon: other
- Gallagher: other
- Kalra: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Flora: other
- Stefani: other
- Calderon: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Lee: other
- Bryan: other
- Wicks: other
- Elhawary: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-23 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Cortese: yes
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