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CA SB 221

enacted

Crimes: stalking.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 221 pass?

Yes. CA SB 221 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-10. Latest recorded action (2025-10-10): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 576, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 221 about?

Existing law makes a person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or willfully and maliciously harasses another person and who makes a credible threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear for the person's safety, or the safety of the person's immediate family, guilty of the crime of stalking, punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. This bill would expand the meaning of "credible threat" to include threats to a person's pet, service animal, emotional support animal, or horse. By changing the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA SB 221?

Ochoa Bogh is the primary sponsor of CA SB 221, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law makes a person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or willfully and maliciously harasses another person and who makes a credible threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear for the person's safety, or the safety of the person's immediate family, guilty of the crime of stalking, punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. This bill would expand the meaning of "credible threat" to include threats to a person's pet, service animal, emotional support animal, or horse. By changing the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-10-10 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 576, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ochoa Boghauthor
  • Alvarado-Gilcoauthor
  • Arreguíncoauthor
  • Choicoauthor
  • Dahlecoauthor
  • Hurtadocoauthor
  • Niellocoauthor
  • Seyartocoauthor
  • Umbergcoauthor
  • Valladarescoauthor
  • Wahabcoauthor
  • Chencoauthor
  • Essaylicoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-23

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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  2. 2025-01-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.

  3. 2025-02-05

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-07

    Set for hearing March 25.

  5. 2025-03-18

    March 25 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  6. 2025-03-19

    Set for hearing April 1.

  7. 2025-04-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 611.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  8. 2025-04-04

    Set for hearing April 21.

  9. 2025-04-21

    April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  11. 2025-05-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1192.) (May 23).

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  13. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1390.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  14. 2025-06-03

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  15. 2025-06-09

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  16. 2025-06-17

    June 17 hearing postponed by committee.

  17. 2025-07-01

    July 1 hearing postponed by committee.

  18. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 15).

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  19. 2025-07-17

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. 2025-08-20

    August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).

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  22. 2025-09-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  23. 2025-09-03

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2871.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  24. 2025-09-03

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  25. 2025-09-08

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2599.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  26. 2025-09-16

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  27. 2025-10-10

    Approved by the Governor.

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  28. 2025-10-10

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 576, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 01/23/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-23Compare
  • 07/17/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-17Compare
  • 09/10/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-10Compare
  • 10/10/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-10Compare
  • SB221Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-01 · pass · 6-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-04-21 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Dahle: other

  • Do pass

    2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: other

  • 3rd Reading SB221 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    2025-06-02 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Menjivar: other
    • Hurtado: other
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: other
    • Reyes: other

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

    2025-07-15 · pass · 8-0

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

  • Do pass.

    2025-08-29 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Ta: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Solache: yes

  • SB 221 Ochoa Bogh Senate Third Reading

    2025-09-03 · pass · 73-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Harabedian: other
    • Hart: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Lee: other
    • McKinnor: other
    • Quirk-Silva: other

  • Unfinished Business SB221 Ochoa Bogh et al. Concurrence

    2025-09-08 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Stern: other

Related bills

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB221

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