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CA AB 321

enacted

Misdemeanors.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 321 pass?

Yes. CA AB 321 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-11. Latest recorded action (2025-10-11): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 611, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 321 about?

Existing law provides that a crime punishable with death, by imprisonment in the state prison, or by imprisonment in a county jail for more than one year is a felony and all other offenses, except those that are classified as infractions, are misdemeanors. Existing law further provides that a crime that is punishable, in the discretion of the court, as a felony or as a misdemeanor is a misdemeanor under certain circumstances, including when, at or before the preliminary examination or prior to a certain order being filed, the magistrate determines that the offense is a misdemeanor. This bill would instead make a crime a misdemeanor under that condition any time the court, prior to trial, determines that the offense is a misdemeanor. The bill would also require, following a denial of a motion under this provision, a subsequent motion to be made only upon a showing of changed circumstances.

Who sponsors CA AB 321?

Schultz is the primary sponsor of CA AB 321, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law provides that a crime punishable with death, by imprisonment in the state prison, or by imprisonment in a county jail for more than one year is a felony and all other offenses, except those that are classified as infractions, are misdemeanors. Existing law further provides that a crime that is punishable, in the discretion of the court, as a felony or as a misdemeanor is a misdemeanor under certain circumstances, including when, at or before the preliminary examination or prior to a certain order being filed, the magistrate determines that the offense is a misdemeanor. This bill would instead make a crime a misdemeanor under that condition any time the court, prior to trial, determines that the offense is a misdemeanor. The bill would also require, following a denial of a motion under this provision, a subsequent motion to be made only upon a showing of changed circumstances.

Introduced
2025-01-24
Latest action
2025-10-11 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 611, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Schultzauthor
  • Wienercoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-24

    Introduced. To print.

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-25

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 24.

  3. 2025-01-27

    Read first time.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-02-10

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-04

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 4).

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  6. 2025-03-05

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  7. 2025-03-10

    Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2025-03-10

    From Consent Calendar.

  9. 2025-03-13

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 6. Page 617.)

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  10. 2025-03-13

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

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  11. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  12. 2025-05-29

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  13. 2025-06-10

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 10).

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  14. 2025-06-11

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. 2025-08-19

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  16. 2025-08-20

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. 2025-09-04

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 2508.).

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  18. 2025-09-04

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  19. 2025-09-08

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 12. Page 3023.).

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  20. 2025-09-15

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

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  21. 2025-10-11

    Approved by the Governor.

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  22. 2025-10-11

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 611, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 01/24/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-24Compare
  • 05/29/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-29Compare
  • 08/19/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-08-19Compare
  • 09/10/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-10Compare
  • 10/11/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-11Compare
  • AB321Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-03-04 · pass · 9-0

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

  • AB 321 Schultz Assembly Third Reading

    2025-03-13 · pass · 52-6

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

  • Do pass

    2025-06-10 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Seyarto: no

  • 3rd Reading AB321 Schultz et al. By Wiener

    2025-09-04 · pass · 23-13

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Stern: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Niello: no
    • Grove: no
    • Umberg: no
    • Jones: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Cervantes: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Hurtado: no
    • Choi: no
    • Menjivar: other
    • Gonzalez: other
    • Reyes: other
    • McNerney: other

  • AB 321 Schultz Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-08 · pass · 55-12

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

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB321

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