CA AB 2297
enactedRestitution: diversion.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 2297 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2297 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 841, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2297 about?
Existing law requires a court to, in every case where a person is convicted of a crime, order restitution to the victim or victims, as specified. Existing law creates and authorizes a number of diversion and deferred entry of judgment programs, which either defer entry of a plea of guilty by the defendant or postpone the proceedings of the case as long as the defendant participates in the program. Existing law requires the court to dismiss the plea or charges if the defendant has performed satisfactorily during the program. This bill would require the court to order restitution to the victims or victims when a defendant participates in a diversion program, provided that the defendant is informed of their right to have a judicial determination of the amount of restitution and is provided with a hearing, waives a hearing, or stipulates to the amount of restitution ordered. If the court finds restitution is owed pursuant to this provision, the bill would require the court to order payment of restitution during the period of diversion. The bill would prohibit a defendant's inability to pay restitution due to indigence or mental disorder from being grounds for denial of diversion or a finding that the defendant failed to comply with the terms of diversion. The bill would require an order for restitution to be suspended until the resolution of criminal proceedings if a defendant withdraws from diversion or fails to complete the terms of diversion.
Who sponsors CA AB 2297?
Stefani is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2297.
Description
Existing law requires a court to, in every case where a person is convicted of a crime, order restitution to the victim or victims, as specified. Existing law creates and authorizes a number of diversion and deferred entry of judgment programs, which either defer entry of a plea of guilty by the defendant or postpone the proceedings of the case as long as the defendant participates in the program. Existing law requires the court to dismiss the plea or charges if the defendant has performed satisfactorily during the program. This bill would require the court to order restitution to the victims or victims when a defendant participates in a diversion program, provided that the defendant is informed of their right to have a judicial determination of the amount of restitution and is provided with a hearing, waives a hearing, or stipulates to the amount of restitution ordered. If the court finds restitution is owed pursuant to this provision, the bill would require the court to order payment of restitution during the period of diversion. The bill would prohibit a defendant's inability to pay restitution due to indigence or mental disorder from being grounds for denial of diversion or a finding that the defendant failed to comply with the terms of diversion. The bill would require an order for restitution to be suspended until the resolution of criminal proceedings if a defendant withdraws from diversion or fails to complete the terms of diversion.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-26
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 841, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Stefaniauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 841, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-31
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-25
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 1.).
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2026-06-10
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-09
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 9).
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2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-04-20
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-04-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4723.)
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2026-04-09
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 7).
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2026-04-06
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-03-26
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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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.
2026-04-07 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Schultz: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Haney: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Sharp-Collins: other
AB 2297 Stefani Assembly Third Reading
2026-04-20 · pass · 66-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Bains: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Rogers: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Addis: yes
- Solache: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Soria: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Chen: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Flora: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Haney: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Krell: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ta: yes
- Davies: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Patel: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Bonta: other
- Lee: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Elhawary: other
- McKinnor: other
- Sharp-Collins: other
- Patterson: other
- Caloza: other
- Arambula: other
- Bryan: other
- Ward: other
- Garcia: other
- Hart: other
- Kalra: other
Do pass
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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