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California 20252026

AB 2428

Criminal fees.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Criminalfees
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law imposes various fees, contingent upon a criminal arrest, prosecution, or conviction, for the cost of administering the criminal justice system, including traffic violator school fees, costs for when a minor is adjudged a ward of the court, as specified, or costs incurred by a state or local agency for the disposal of various substances if the person is convicted of the sale, possession, or transportation of a controlled substance, as specified. This bill would repeal the authority to collect many of those fees, among others. The bill would make the unpaid balance of most court-imposed costs unenforceable and uncollectible and would require any portion of a judgment imposed by those costs to be vacated. The bill would relieve a person who is sentenced to state prison or confined in a county jail from being required to pay any trial court filing fees or costs related to the person's underlying criminal conviction. The bill would make related findings and declarations. The bill would also make various conforming changes.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

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  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 11.).

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  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 13).

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

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  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

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  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 18. Page 5383.)

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  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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

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  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  18. Read second time and amended.

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  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 14).

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  20. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  22. Read first time. To print.

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