AB 1968 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Juveniles: transfer to court of criminal jurisdiction: offense.

Summary
Existing law, as amended by the Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016, enacted by Proposition 57 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes the district attorney or other prosecuting officer to make a motion to transfer a minor from juvenile court to a court of criminal jurisdiction in a case in which a minor is alleged to have committed a felony when the minor was 16 years of age or older, or in a case in which a specified serious offense is alleged to have been committed by a minor when the minor was 14 or 15 years of age, but the minor was not apprehended prior to the end of juvenile court jurisdiction. This bill would add the crime of conspiracy to commit murder whereby the conspiracy involves premeditated planning of an attack that is intended to cause multiple deaths or target a school, place of worship, or other public location to the list of offenses for which a juvenile may be transferred to a court of criminal jurisdiction pursuant to the above-described provisions.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Last action Apr 21, 2026
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04/06/26 - Amended Assembly AB1968 · 1 edit
MINOR
AB 1968 narrows the scope of conspiracy to commit murder offenses that qualify for juvenile transfer to criminal court. Previously, any conspiracy to commit murder was eligible; the amended version limits eligibility to conspiracies involving premeditated planning of an attack intended to cause multiple deaths or targeting a school, place of worship, or other public location. This means juveniles charged with lesser forms of murder conspiracy (e.g., a single-victim plot without mass-casualty intent) would no longer be subject to transfer under this provision.
SCOPE

Item (31) of Section 707(b) was narrowed from 'Conspiracy to commit murder' (any form) to 'Conspiracy to commit murder whereby the conspiracy involves premeditated planning of an attack that is intended to cause multiple deaths or target a school, place of worship, or other public location.' This excludes single-victim murder conspiracies and those without mass-casualty or public-location targeting intent from juvenile transfer eligibility.

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Total actions
9
Key actions
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Committee
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Amendments
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Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage.
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
In committee: Reconsideration granted.
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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James Gallagher
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