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CA SB 258

enacted

Crimes: rape.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 258 pass?

Yes. CA SB 258 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-11. Latest recorded action (2025-10-11): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 599, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 258 about?

Existing law defines rape as an act of sexual intercourse accomplished under certain circumstances, including with a person not the spouse of the perpetrator where the person is incapable of giving legal consent because of a mental disorder or developmental or physical disability. This bill would remove the spousal exception from this definition of rape. By expanding the scope 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 258?

Wahab is the primary sponsor of CA SB 258, joined by 20 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law defines rape as an act of sexual intercourse accomplished under certain circumstances, including with a person not the spouse of the perpetrator where the person is incapable of giving legal consent because of a mental disorder or developmental or physical disability. This bill would remove the spousal exception from this definition of rape. By expanding the scope 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
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-10-11 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 599, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wahabauthor
  • Rubioauthor
  • Cervantesauthor
  • Ashbycoauthor
  • Caballerocoauthor
  • Cortesecoauthor
  • Graysoncoauthor
  • Hurtadocoauthor
  • McNerneycoauthor
  • Richardsoncoauthor
  • Weber Piersoncoauthor
  • Aguiar-Currycoauthor
  • Ahrenscoauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Boernercoauthor
  • Pachecocoauthor
  • Petrie-Norriscoauthor
  • Quirk-Silvacoauthor
  • Michelle Rodriguezcoauthor
  • Blanca Rubiocoauthor
  • Stefanicoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-04

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.

  3. 2025-02-14

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-11

    Set for hearing April 29.

  5. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 944.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  6. 2025-05-01

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

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  7. 2025-05-02

    Set for hearing May 12.

  8. 2025-05-12

    May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  9. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  10. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1193.) (May 23).

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  11. 2025-05-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1391.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  13. 2025-06-03

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  14. 2025-06-09

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-07-16

    Coauthors revised.

  16. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. 2025-08-20

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

  18. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29).

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  19. 2025-09-02

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  20. 2025-09-03

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  21. 2025-09-11

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3279.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  22. 2025-09-12

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  23. 2025-09-12

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2967.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  24. 2025-09-23

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  25. 2025-10-11

    Approved by the Governor.

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  26. 2025-10-11

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 599, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/03/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-03Compare
  • 05/01/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-01Compare
  • 09/02/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-02Compare
  • 09/17/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-17Compare
  • 10/11/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-11Compare
  • SB258Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-29 · pass · 6-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-05-12 · pass · 7-0

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

  • 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 SB258 Wahab et al.

    2025-06-02 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: 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
    • McGuire: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Durazo: other
    • Reyes: other
    • Hurtado: other

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

    2025-07-15 · pass · 9-0

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

  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-08-29 · pass · 11-0

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

  • SB 258 Wahab Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry

    2025-09-11 · pass · 77-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Caloza: other
    • Bryan: other
    • Bonta: other

  • Unfinished Business SB258 Wahab et al. Concurrence

    2025-09-12 · pass · 38-0

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

Related bills

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB258

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