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CA SB 834

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Criminal records: relief.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Existing law, subject to an appropriation, requires the Department of Justice, on a monthly basis, to review the records in the statewide criminal justice databases and identify persons who are eligible for automatic conviction record relief. Under existing law, a person is eligible for automatic conviction record relief if the person meets certain requirements, including that it does not appear, based upon information available in the Department of Justice's record, that the person is currently serving a sentence of an offense and there is no indication of pending criminal charges. This bill would require, in determining whether there is a pending criminal charge based on the department's records, the department to conclude that there is no indication of pending criminal charges if at least 3 years have elapsed with no new activity related to that record. Existing law, subject to an appropriation, on a monthly basis, requires the department to electronically submit a notice to the superior court having jurisdiction over the criminal case and inform the court of all cases for which a complaint was filed and for which relief was granted pursuant to the provisions above. Existing law, for any certain record retained by the court, prohibits the court from disclosing information concerning a conviction granted relief pursuant to specified provisions, including the above provisions, to any person or entity, in any format, except to the person whose conviction was granted relief or a criminal justice agency. This bill would require local summary criminal history information provided by the court to any recipient to include notes for any entries for which relief has been granted indicating that relief has been granted pursuant to the above provisions and listing the date the court received notice from the department. The bill would require this note to be included in all local criminal databases maintained by the court. This bill would also require a court, upon the request of the subject of a record granted relief, to furnish a certificate of disposition confirming the court's receipt of notification and compliance with a grant of relief for a specified record granted relief under the above provisions. By placing additional duties on court staff, this bill would create 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, 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
2025-02-21
Status date
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Latest action
2025-08-29 — August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Durazoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  4. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  5. 2025-03-26

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

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  6. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  7. 2025-04-09

    Set for hearing April 22.

  8. 2025-04-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 842.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. 2025-04-25

    Set for hearing May 5.

  10. 2025-05-05

    May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  12. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1214.) (May 23).

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  13. 2025-05-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2025-06-04

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 1497.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  15. 2025-06-05

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  16. 2025-06-16

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  17. 2025-07-02

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  18. 2025-08-20

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

  19. 2025-08-29

    August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-22 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Seyarto: no

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-05-05 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass

    2025-05-23 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Dahle: other

  • 3rd Reading

    2025-06-04 · pass · 29-10

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

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

    2025-07-01 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Alanis: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Lackey: no

Related bills

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB834

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