AB 2001 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Criminal procedure: state summary criminal history information.

Summary
Existing law requires the Department of Justice to maintain state summary criminal history information, as defined, and to furnish this information to various state and local government officers, officials, and other prescribed entities, if needed in the course of their duties. Existing law authorizes the Attorney General to furnish state summary criminal history information and, if authorized, federal-level criminal history information, upon a showing of a compelling need, to specified entities, including, among others, peace officers of the United States, other states, or territories or possessions of the United States. Existing law makes it a crime for a person authorized to receive state summary criminal history information to knowingly furnish that information to a person who is not authorized to receive it. This bill would also authorize the Attorney General to furnish state summary criminal history information to peace officers of tribes in other states under the same conditions described above. The bill would require the Attorney General to furnish state summary criminal history information to a city attorney or county counsel pursuing, among other things, a red light abatement action, as provided. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Aug 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action Aug 25, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Aug 17, 2026 · Assembly May 4, 2026

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Aug 17, 2026
D Democratic30
30 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
5
Aug 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
lower
Aug 17, 2026
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Aug 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
upper
Aug 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
Jun 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Jun 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 10, 2026
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 9).
upper
May 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4917.)
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Catherine Stefani
Catherine Stefani
DDemocratic
CA
19