Bill Commons

CA SB 485

vetoed

County public defender: appointment.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 485 pass?

No. CA SB 485 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-03-02): Veto sustained.

What is CA SB 485 about?

Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to establish the office of public defender for the county. Existing law requires that a public defender of the county serve at the board of supervisors' will if the public defender is to be appointed. This bill would instead only allow the board of supervisors to remove an appointed public defender from office by a 35 vote for neglect of duty, malfeasance or misconduct in office, or other good cause. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA SB 485?

Reyes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 485.

Description

Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to establish the office of public defender for the county. Existing law requires that a public defender of the county serve at the board of supervisors' will if the public defender is to be appointed. This bill would instead only allow the board of supervisors to remove an appointed public defender from office by a 35 vote for neglect of duty, malfeasance or misconduct in office, or other good cause. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2025-02-19
Latest action
2026-03-02 — Veto sustained.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Reyesauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-02

    Veto sustained.

  2. 2026-03-02

    Stricken from file.

  3. 2025-10-13

    In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  4. 2025-10-13

    Vetoed by the Governor.

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  5. 2025-09-22

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

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  6. 2025-09-11

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2899.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  7. 2025-09-09

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2025-09-09

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 62. Noes 12. Page 3074.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2025-09-04

    Read third time and amended.

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  10. 2025-09-04

    Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2025-09-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (August 29).

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  13. 2025-08-20

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

  14. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2025-07-03

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  16. 2025-06-10

    June 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. 2025-05-29

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and PUB. S.

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  18. 2025-05-08

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  19. 2025-05-08

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1050.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  20. 2025-05-06

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  21. 2025-05-05

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

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  22. 2025-04-25

    Set for hearing May 5.

  23. 2025-04-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 841.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2025-04-09

    Set for hearing April 22.

  25. 2025-04-07

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

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  26. 2025-04-03

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 637.) (April 2).

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  27. 2025-03-24

    Set for hearing April 2.

  28. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and PUB. S.

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  29. 2025-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  30. 2025-02-19

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

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Versions

  • 02/19/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-19Compare
  • 04/07/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-07Compare
  • 09/04/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-04Compare
  • 09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
  • SB485Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-04-02 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

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

    2025-04-22 · pass · 6-0

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

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2025-05-08 · pass · 36-0

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

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

    2025-07-02 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Hoover: no
    • Pacheco: other
    • Wilson: other

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

    2025-07-15 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass.

    2025-08-29 · pass · 12-2

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Ta: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Sanchez: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Tangipa: other

  • SB 485 Reyes Senate Third Reading By Schultz

    2025-09-09 · pass · 62-12

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Soria: 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
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Hoover: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Wallis: no
    • Patterson: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Michelle Rodriguez: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Pacheco: other
    • Calderon: other
    • Chen: other
    • Flora: other

  • Unfinished Business SB485 Reyes Concurrence

    2025-09-11 · pass · 40-0

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

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