CA AB 2636
enactedJuveniles.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2636 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2636 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-26): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 464, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2636 about?
Existing law subjects a person between 12 and 17 years of age, inclusive, who commits a crime, and a person under 12 years of age who commits specified crimes, to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge that person to be a ward of the court. Under existing law, as added by the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act of 1998, approved as Proposition 21 at the March 7, 2000, statewide primary election, a minor may be eligible for deferred entry of judgment if certain circumstances apply, including, among others, that the minor has not previously been declared to be a ward of the court for the commission of a felony offense. Existing law requires, once eligibility is established, the court to determine whether the minor is suitable for deferred entry of judgment and would benefit from education, treatment, and rehabilitation efforts. This bill would require the court to consider whether the minor is charged with an offense of carrying a loaded firearm, as specified, when evaluating suitability of the minor for deferred entry of judgment.
Who sponsors CA AB 2636?
Pacheco is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2636.
Description
Existing law subjects a person between 12 and 17 years of age, inclusive, who commits a crime, and a person under 12 years of age who commits specified crimes, to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge that person to be a ward of the court. Under existing law, as added by the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act of 1998, approved as Proposition 21 at the March 7, 2000, statewide primary election, a minor may be eligible for deferred entry of judgment if certain circumstances apply, including, among others, that the minor has not previously been declared to be a ward of the court for the commission of a felony offense. Existing law requires, once eligibility is established, the court to determine whether the minor is suitable for deferred entry of judgment and would benefit from education, treatment, and rehabilitation efforts. This bill would require the court to consider whether the minor is charged with an offense of carrying a loaded firearm, as specified, when evaluating suitability of the minor for deferred entry of judgment.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-16
- Latest action
- 2026-09-26 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 464, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Pachecoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-26
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 464, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-26
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-25
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-19
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 4.).
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2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 4. Page 5543.).
2026-06-10
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-09
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 9).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-20
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-05-07
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-07
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 0. Page 4961.)
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2026-04-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).
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2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
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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2026-03-16
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.
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
AB 2636 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-07 · pass · 59-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Fong: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Patel: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Davies: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Haney: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Papan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ta: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Soria: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Solache: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Caloza: other
- Bonta: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Arambula: other
- Wallis: other
- Lee: other
- Wicks: other
- Hart: other
- Rogers: other
- Hoover: other
- Ward: other
- Elhawary: other
- Valencia: other
- Bryan: other
- Flora: other
- McKinnor: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Chen: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Kalra: other
- Wilson: other
Do pass
2026-06-09 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Seyarto: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Pérez: other
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