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California 20252026

AB 2664

Places of religious worship: unlawful activities.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

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

Alternate titles

  • Criminal procedure.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law makes it a crime to, by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction that is a crime of violence, intentionally injure, intimidate, interfere with, or attempt to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship. This bill would make it unlawful for a person to, within a radius of 100 feet from an entrance or exit of a place of religious worship, as defined, intentionally approach another person seeking to enter or exit a place of religious worship within 8 feet of that person to either pass a leaflet or handbill to, display a sign to, or engage in oral protest or education or to harass, obstruct, threaten, or intimidate the person or occupant. The bill would, for the purposes of determining that distance, measure from the body of the person seeking to enter or exit, or the exterior of a motor vehicle they occupy, to the body of, or any sign or object held by, the other person. The bill would prescribe specified fines, imprisonment, or fine and imprisonment for a violation of these provisions. By creating a new crime, the 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.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

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

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 2.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0.).

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  5. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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

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  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

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  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 2.)

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  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 14).

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

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  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  21. Read second time and amended.

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

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

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

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  25. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.

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

  27. Read first time. To print.

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