CA AB 2556
enactedEvidence: credibility of witnesses and evidence affected or excluded by extrinsic policies.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 2556 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2556 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 50, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2556 about?
(1) Existing law sets forth the procedure by which, in any prosecution for rape or other specified sexual offenses, evidence of sexual conduct of the complaining witness may be offered to attack the credibility of the complaining witness. This procedure involves, among other things, the filing of a written motion by the defendant, accompanied by an affidavit filed under seal stating an offer of proof, and, if the court determines that the offer is sufficient, a hearing out of the presence of the jury regarding the offer of proof. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court may make an order stating what evidence may be introduced by the defendant. Under existing law, these procedures do not apply if the specified offenses are alleged to have occurred in a local detention facility or state prison, as defined. This bill would remove this exception, thereby also applying these procedures to specified offenses alleged to have occurred in a local detention facility or state prison. (2) Existing law provides that evidence of a person's character or a trait of their character is generally inadmissible when offered to prove the person's conduct on a specified occasion. Existing law prohibits, during the prosecution of specified sex crimes, the admission of, among other things, opinion evidence, reputation evidence, or specific instances of sexual conduct involving the victim and persons other than the defendant to prove the victim's consent. This prohibition does not apply to specified offenses alleged to have occurred in a local detention facility or state prison, as defined. This bill would additionally remove this exception, thereby also prohibiting the admission of such evidence in the prosecution of specified offenses alleged to have occurred in a local detention facility or state prison.
Who sponsors CA AB 2556?
Boerner is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2556.
Description
(1) Existing law sets forth the procedure by which, in any prosecution for rape or other specified sexual offenses, evidence of sexual conduct of the complaining witness may be offered to attack the credibility of the complaining witness. This procedure involves, among other things, the filing of a written motion by the defendant, accompanied by an affidavit filed under seal stating an offer of proof, and, if the court determines that the offer is sufficient, a hearing out of the presence of the jury regarding the offer of proof. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court may make an order stating what evidence may be introduced by the defendant. Under existing law, these procedures do not apply if the specified offenses are alleged to have occurred in a local detention facility or state prison, as defined. This bill would remove this exception, thereby also applying these procedures to specified offenses alleged to have occurred in a local detention facility or state prison. (2) Existing law provides that evidence of a person's character or a trait of their character is generally inadmissible when offered to prove the person's conduct on a specified occasion. Existing law prohibits, during the prosecution of specified sex crimes, the admission of, among other things, opinion evidence, reputation evidence, or specific instances of sexual conduct involving the victim and persons other than the defendant to prove the victim's consent. This prohibition does not apply to specified offenses alleged to have occurred in a local detention facility or state prison, as defined. This bill would additionally remove this exception, thereby also prohibiting the admission of such evidence in the prosecution of specified offenses alleged to have occurred in a local detention facility or state prison.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-06-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 50, Statutes of 2026.
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- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Boernerauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 50, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-06-30
Approved by the Governor.
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2026-06-24
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
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2026-06-15
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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2026-06-15
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4761.).
2026-06-15
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
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2026-06-10
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2026-06-09
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 9).
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2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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2026-04-16
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-04-16
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4682.)
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2026-04-09
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7).
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2026-03-18
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-04-07 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Schultz: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Haney: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Mark González: yes
AB 2556 Boerner Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-04-16 · pass · 68-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Patel: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Ta: yes
- Lee: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Addis: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Haney: yes
- Wilson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Chen: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Soria: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Krell: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Davies: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Bains: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Flora: other
- Berman: other
- Hart: other
- Papan: other
- Arambula: other
- Dixon: other
- Bonta: other
- Schiavo: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Irwin: other
- Hoover: other
- Harabedian: other
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2026-06-09 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Pérez: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Wiener: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd
2026-06-15 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Seyarto: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Becker: yes
- Padilla: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Jones: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Choi: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Laird: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Limón: yes
- Allen: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Stern: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Niello: yes
- Grove: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Ashby: other
- McNerney: other
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