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CaliforniaAB 3522025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Courts: obstruction of justice.

Sponsored By: Blanca Pacheco (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Criminal threats, including online or phone

The law makes it a crime to willfully threaten to kill someone or cause great bodily injury. You must mean the words to be taken as a threat, and they must cause sustained fear. The threat must be clear and specific, and can be spoken, written, or sent by devices like phones, cell phones, or computers. “Immediate family” includes a spouse (married or not), parents, children, relatives by blood or marriage within two degrees, and people who live, or recently lived, in the home. Punishment is up to one year in county jail or imprisonment in state prison.

Harsher sentences for threats to officials

For felony criminal threats, judges can treat a threat as more serious if the victim is a known state constitutional officer, a legislator, a judge, or a court commissioner. This can make the felony sentence harsher within the allowed range.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Blanca Pacheco

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 233 • No: 0

House vote • 9/8/2025

Item 23 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 75 • No: 0

Senate vote • 9/4/2025

Item 292 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 39 • No: 0

legislature vote • 8/29/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/7/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 6 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/24/2025

Vote in CS72

Yes: 6 • No: 0

House vote • 6/2/2025

Item 64 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 77 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/23/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 14 • No: 0

legislature vote • 3/25/2025

Vote in CX18

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 554, Statutes of 2025.

    10/10/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/10/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

    9/15/2025legislature

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3025.).

    9/8/2025House

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    9/4/2025House

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2519.).

    9/4/2025Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    9/2/2025Senate

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

    8/29/2025Senate

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

    8/29/2025Senate

  10. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    7/7/2025Senate

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    6/25/2025Senate

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24).

    6/24/2025Senate

  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    6/12/2025Senate

  14. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    6/11/2025Senate

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    6/3/2025Senate

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1821.)

    6/2/2025House

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/27/2025House

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

    5/23/2025House

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    4/9/2025House

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    3/26/2025House

  21. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    3/18/2025House

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

    3/17/2025House

  23. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

    3/5/2025House

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

    3/4/2025House

  25. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    2/10/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/10/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/10/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    8/29/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    6/25/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    6/12/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    3/17/2025

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  • Introduced

    1/30/2025

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