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CaliforniaAB 5722025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Criminal procedure: interrogations.

Sponsored By: Ash Kalra (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

State pays for local mandate costs

If the Commission on State Mandates finds this law creates local costs, the state reimburses local agencies and school districts. Repayment follows Government Code procedures. The law does not set specific dollar amounts.

Family interview rules after officer-caused harm

Beginning Jan 1, 2027, agencies must follow set steps for the first formal interview with a victim’s immediate family after death or serious injury caused by a peace officer. The interviewer must give their full name and agency, show ID in person, and tell you your relative’s status and that this is a formal investigation that may or may not assess your relative’s conduct. You may bring a trusted support person, and you can choose whether to go to a station and bring that person. Officers and prosecutors cannot use threats or lies, including fake evidence or misleading statements, to get or conduct the interview. These rules skip only if delay risks losing evidence or an imminent safety threat, or if you already got similar advisements or Miranda; “immediate family” includes a spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling, child, or grandchild, and a support person cannot be a witness or suspect.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Ash Kalra

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Mia Bonta

    Democratic • House

  • Isaac Bryan

    Democratic • House

  • Dave Cortese

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sade Elhawary

    Democratic • House

  • Alex Lee

    Democratic • House

  • LaShae Sharp-Collins

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 128 • No: 61

House vote • 9/13/2025

Item 213 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 42 • No: 22

Senate vote • 9/12/2025

Item 56 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 22 • No: 10

legislature vote • 7/8/2025

Vote in CS72

Yes: 5 • No: 1

House vote • 6/4/2025

Item 9 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 44 • No: 22

legislature vote • 4/9/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 10 • No: 4

legislature vote • 3/25/2025

Vote in CX18

Yes: 5 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 697, Statutes of 2025.

    10/13/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/13/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    9/24/2025legislature

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 42. Noes 22. Page 3464.).

    9/13/2025House

  5. Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)

    9/13/2025House

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    9/12/2025House

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 10. Page 2995.).

    9/12/2025Senate

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    9/8/2025Senate

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    9/5/2025Senate

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    8/20/2025Senate

  11. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    8/19/2025Senate

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/8/2025Senate

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    6/18/2025Senate

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

    6/5/2025Senate

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 22. Page 2081.)

    6/4/2025House

  16. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

    5/8/2025House

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    4/10/2025House

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 9).

    4/9/2025House

  19. Coauthors revised.

    4/9/2025House

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    3/28/2025House

  21. Read second time and amended.

    3/27/2025House

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (March 25).

    3/26/2025House

  23. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    2/24/2025House

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

    2/13/2025House

  25. Read first time. To print.

    2/12/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/13/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/16/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    9/5/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    5/8/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    3/27/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/12/2025

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