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Yes: 141 • No: 53
CaliforniaAB 13762025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
Wards: probation.
Sponsored By: Mia Bonta (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Parents may owe for kids’ vandalism
If a child commits vandalism or graffiti, the court can order repair or restitution. The court checks the child’s or estate’s ability to pay, and can include cleanup, repair, and even costs to identify or catch the child. If the child cannot pay and parents are cited, the court holds a hearing and may order parents to pay only if they had custody and can pay. Different hearing steps apply at $5,000 or less versus over $5,000. Collection works like a civil judgment, and anyone can ask to change the judgment if ability to pay changes. The most a parent or child can be ordered to pay is $20,000 for each tort.
Restitution or service for school and transit
For drug crimes on school or youth property, judges can order up to 100 hours of community service. For a battery on school grounds, judges can require restitution or, if that is not appropriate, community service. For crimes on public transit, judges can order repair, replacement, or restitution, or community service. In places with a graffiti program, the court can order keeping property graffiti‑free for 90 days; a parent may be included unless that would be harmful or a single parent must care for young children. Courts may also order counseling for people doing service or graffiti removal.
Tailored probation, curfews, and treatment costs
Probation rules must fit the child and be reasonable, proportional, and developmentally appropriate. A youth cannot be kept in a juvenile facility longer than the adult middle term for the same crime. Judges may require school attendance, a 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew, and parent participation in counseling, unless the child is a dependency case. For drug cases, judges may require no drug use and testing when probation recommends it. Police can return a youth who skips or leaves a service site early. For listed sex offenses, judges must order sex‑offender treatment if a suitable program exists and may order the youth to pay part of the costs after an ability‑to‑pay check. Pine Grove Camp placement is allowed only with strict criteria and a county‑state contract. The facility and placement rules are operative July 1, 2021.
Juvenile probation capped at 12 months
Probation for a youth cannot last more than 12 months from the last disposition hearing. A judge can extend it only after a noticed hearing and proof it helps the youth and the public. If extended, the court holds review hearings at least every six months. Some custodial placements and commitments are not covered, and the court can end probation earlier.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Mia Bonta
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Sade Elhawary
Democratic • House
Matt Haney
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 9/13/2025
Item 230 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 48 • No: 21
Senate vote • 9/12/2025
Item 53 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 24 • No: 10
legislature vote • 8/29/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 5 • No: 2
legislature vote • 7/7/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 6 • No: 0
legislature vote • 6/24/2025
Vote in CS72
Yes: 4 • No: 1
House vote • 5/27/2025
Item 448 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 49 • No: 18
legislature vote • 4/29/2025
Vote in CX18
Yes: 5 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 575, Statutes of 2025.
10/10/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
10/10/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
9/24/2025legislatureSenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 48. Noes 21. Page 3475.).
9/13/2025HouseJoint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
9/13/2025HouseIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
9/12/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 2977.).
9/12/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
9/8/2025SenateRead third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
9/5/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
9/2/2025SenateRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
8/29/2025SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
8/29/2025SenateIn committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
7/7/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6/24/2025SenateFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
6/11/2025SenateReferred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR.
6/4/2025SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
5/28/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 18. Page 1738.)
5/27/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
5/5/2025HouseRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
5/1/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 29).
4/30/2025HouseIn committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
4/22/2025HouseReferred to Com. on PUB. S.
3/17/2025HouseRead first time.
2/24/2025HouseFrom printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2/22/2025House
Bill Text
Chaptered
10/10/2025
Enrolled
9/16/2025
Amended Senate
9/5/2025
Amended Senate
8/29/2025
Amended Senate
6/11/2025
Amended Assembly
5/1/2025
Introduced
2/21/2025