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CA AB 2428

enacted

Criminal fees.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2428 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2428 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2428 about?

Existing law imposes various fees, contingent upon a criminal arrest, prosecution, or conviction, for the cost of administering the criminal justice system, including traffic violator school fees, costs for when a minor is adjudged a ward of the court, as specified, or costs incurred by a state or local agency for the disposal of various substances if the person is convicted of the sale, possession, or transportation of a controlled substance, as specified. This bill would repeal the authority to collect many of those fees, among others. The bill would make the unpaid balance of most court-imposed costs unenforceable and uncollectible and would require any portion of a judgment imposed by those costs to be vacated. The bill would relieve a person who is sentenced to state prison or confined in a county jail from being required to pay any trial court filing fees or costs related to the person's underlying criminal conviction. The bill would make related findings and declarations. The bill would also make various conforming changes.

Who sponsors CA AB 2428?

Celeste Rodriguez is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2428, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law imposes various fees, contingent upon a criminal arrest, prosecution, or conviction, for the cost of administering the criminal justice system, including traffic violator school fees, costs for when a minor is adjudged a ward of the court, as specified, or costs incurred by a state or local agency for the disposal of various substances if the person is convicted of the sale, possession, or transportation of a controlled substance, as specified. This bill would repeal the authority to collect many of those fees, among others. The bill would make the unpaid balance of most court-imposed costs unenforceable and uncollectible and would require any portion of a judgment imposed by those costs to be vacated. The bill would relieve a person who is sentenced to state prison or confined in a county jail from being required to pay any trial court filing fees or costs related to the person's underlying criminal conviction. The bill would make related findings and declarations. The bill would also make various conforming changes.

Introduced
2026-04-16
Latest action
2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Celeste Rodriguezauthor
  • Rogerscoauthor
  • Schultzcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-20

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-20

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-03

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 11.).

  6. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 13).

  7. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  9. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  11. 2026-05-27

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  12. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 18.)

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  13. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 18. Page 5383.)

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  14. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. 2026-05-18

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  16. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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  17. 2026-05-06

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  18. 2026-04-21

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  19. 2026-04-20

    Read second time and amended.

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  20. 2026-04-16

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 14).

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  21. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  22. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  23. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 04/20/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-20Compare
  • 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/20/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-20Compare
  • AB2428Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-14 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Schultz: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Lackey: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 11-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: no
    • Ta: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hoover: no

  • AB 2428 Celeste Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading By ROGERS

    2026-05-27 · pass · 56-18

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ward: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Flora: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Davies: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Wallis: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Ta: no
    • Lackey: other
    • Bains: other
    • Chen: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Gabriel: other
    • Muratsuchi: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: other

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