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CA SB 4

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 4 pass?

The current status of CA SB 4 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 4 about?

Existing law establishes the Department of Justice, and makes the department responsible, in part, for overseeing statewide criminal justice programs. Existing law requires the Department of Justice to provide technical assistance to local law enforcement agencies and tribal governments relating to, among other things, providing guidance for law enforcement education and training on policing and criminal investigations on Indian lands, providing guidance on improving crime reporting, crime statistics, criminal procedures, and investigative tools, and facilitating and supporting improved communication between local law enforcement agencies and tribal governments. This bill would establish a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program within and under the discretion of the Department of Justice. The bill would impose specified responsibilities on the program, including facilitating collaboration and acting as a liaison between tribal victims' families, tribal governments, and federal, tribal, state, and out-of-state law enforcement agencies, where appropriate, regarding active and inactive cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons in California, including cases involving human trafficking. The bill, until January 1, 2028, would require the program to submit an annual report to both houses of the Legislature containing, among other things, data on the number of and facts about cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons in California.

Who sponsors CA SB 4?

Cervantes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 4, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes the Department of Justice, and makes the department responsible, in part, for overseeing statewide criminal justice programs. Existing law requires the Department of Justice to provide technical assistance to local law enforcement agencies and tribal governments relating to, among other things, providing guidance for law enforcement education and training on policing and criminal investigations on Indian lands, providing guidance on improving crime reporting, crime statistics, criminal procedures, and investigative tools, and facilitating and supporting improved communication between local law enforcement agencies and tribal governments. This bill would establish a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program within and under the discretion of the Department of Justice. The bill would impose specified responsibilities on the program, including facilitating collaboration and acting as a liaison between tribal victims' families, tribal governments, and federal, tribal, state, and out-of-state law enforcement agencies, where appropriate, regarding active and inactive cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons in California, including cases involving human trafficking. The bill, until January 1, 2028, would require the program to submit an annual report to both houses of the Legislature containing, among other things, data on the number of and facts about cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons in California.

Introduced
2024-12-02
Latest action
2025-08-29 — August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
2026-07-09T05:09:54.052146Z

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cervantesauthor
  • Ramosprincipal coauthor
  • Richardsoncoauthor
  • Schiavocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-29

    August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2025-07-16

    July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  3. 2025-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  4. 2025-06-09

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  5. 2025-06-03

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  6. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1371.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  7. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1186.) (May 23).

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  9. 2025-05-23

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  11. 2025-04-07

    April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. 2025-03-28

    Set for hearing April 7.

  13. 2025-03-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 532.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2025-03-12

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

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  15. 2025-03-07

    Set for hearing March 25.

  16. 2025-01-29

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  17. 2024-12-03

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

  18. 2024-12-02

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

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Versions

  • 12/02/24 - Introduced — 2024-12-02Compare
  • 03/12/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-12Compare
  • 05/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-23Compare
  • SB4Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-03-25 · pass · 6-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-04-07 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass as amended

    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 SB4 Cervantes et al.

    2025-06-02 · pass · 38-0

    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
    • 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
    • Hurtado: other
    • Reyes: other

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

    2025-06-17 · pass · 9-0

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

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB4

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