Bill Commons

CA SB 239

enacted

Crimes: criminal threats.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 239 pass?

Yes. CA SB 239 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 412, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 239 about?

Existing law makes it a crime to willfully threaten to commit a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, as specified. Under existing law, this crime is punishable as a misdemeanor or by imprisonment in state prison as a felony. Existing law, for the purposes of sentencing for a felony violation of these provisions, authorizes the court to consider, as a factor in aggravation, that the defendant willfully threatened to commit a crime that would result in the death or great bodily injury of a state constitutional officer, a Member of the Legislature, or a judge or court commissioner, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize the court to consider, as a factor in aggravation, that the defendant willfully threatened to commit a crime that would result in the death or great bodily injury of an elections official of a city, county, city and county, or public district, or an elected local agency official, as specified.

Who sponsors CA SB 239?

Arreguín is the primary sponsor of CA SB 239.

Description

Existing law makes it a crime to willfully threaten to commit a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, as specified. Under existing law, this crime is punishable as a misdemeanor or by imprisonment in state prison as a felony. Existing law, for the purposes of sentencing for a felony violation of these provisions, authorizes the court to consider, as a factor in aggravation, that the defendant willfully threatened to commit a crime that would result in the death or great bodily injury of a state constitutional officer, a Member of the Legislature, or a judge or court commissioner, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize the court to consider, as a factor in aggravation, that the defendant willfully threatened to commit a crime that would result in the death or great bodily injury of an elections official of a city, county, city and county, or public district, or an elected local agency official, as specified.

Introduced
2025-01-30
Latest action
2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 412, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Arreguínauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-20

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 412, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-20

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-02

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-27

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

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  5. 2026-08-26

    From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.)

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-08-26

    From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 5926.)

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-08-24

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-08-24

    From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  9. 2026-08-24

    From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5618.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  10. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  11. 2026-08-20

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  12. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6298.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  13. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  14. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  16. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  17. 2026-07-02

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

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  18. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30).

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  19. 2026-06-17

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  20. 2026-06-01

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-05-28

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  22. 2026-05-11

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  23. 2026-01-27

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  24. 2026-01-27

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 11. Page 3306.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  25. 2026-01-26

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  26. 2026-01-22

    Ordered to second reading.

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  27. 2026-01-22

    From inactive file on motion of Senator Arreguín.

  28. 2025-06-03

    Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Arreguín.

  29. 2025-05-08

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  30. 2025-05-07

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 1026.) (May 6).

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  31. 2025-04-08

    Set for hearing May 6.

  32. 2025-04-07

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

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  33. 2025-04-03

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 636.) (April 2).

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  34. 2025-03-24

    Set for hearing April 2.

  35. 2025-02-14

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.

    referral-committee

  36. 2025-02-03

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2.

  37. 2025-01-30

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

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Versions

  • 01/30/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-30Compare
  • 04/07/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-07Compare
  • 05/28/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-28Compare
  • 06/17/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-17Compare
  • 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-07-02Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/20/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-20Compare
  • SB239Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2025-04-02 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Choi: no
    • Seyarto: no

  • Do pass

    2025-05-06 · pass · 10-1

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Niello: no
    • Caballero: other
    • Valladares: other

  • 3rd Reading

    2026-01-27 · pass · 29-11

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

  • Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-30 · pass · 9-0

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

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB239

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