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CA SB 891

vetoed

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 891 pass?

No. CA SB 891 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

What is CA SB 891 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, beginning July 1, 2030, and until January 1, 2033, would require the program to submit an annual report to both houses of the Legislature containing, among other things, aggregated data on the number of, and facts about, cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons in California.

Who sponsors CA SB 891?

Cervantes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 891, joined by 5 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, beginning July 1, 2030, and until January 1, 2033, would require the program to submit an annual report to both houses of the Legislature containing, among other things, aggregated data on the number of, and facts about, cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons in California.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-09-27 — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cervantesauthor
  • Ramosprincipal coauthor
  • Richardsoncoauthor
  • Hadwickcoauthor
  • Krellcoauthor
  • Schiavocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. 2026-09-27

    Vetoed by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-04

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

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  4. 2026-08-28

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

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  5. 2026-08-27

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-08-25

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6469.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2026-08-19

    Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-19

    Read third time and amended.

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  11. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  13. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  14. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  15. 2026-08-05

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

  16. 2026-06-09

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

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  17. 2026-05-26

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  18. 2026-05-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  19. 2026-05-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4356.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  20. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  21. 2026-05-14

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  22. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4256.) (May 14).

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  23. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  24. 2026-04-13

    April 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  25. 2026-04-10

    Set for hearing April 13.

  26. 2026-03-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3589.) (March 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  27. 2026-03-03

    Set for hearing March 17.

  28. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  29. 2026-01-15

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 14.

  30. 2026-01-14

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

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Versions

  • 01/14/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-14Compare
  • 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-19Compare
  • 08/31/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-31Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • SB891Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 6-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-13 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass as amended

    2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0

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

  • 3rd Reading SB891 Cervantes et al.

    2026-05-19 · pass · 39-0

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

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

    2026-06-09 · pass · 9-0

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

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