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California 20252026

SB 1285

Juvenile court: procedure.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Juvenilecourt, procedure
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law authorizes a judge of the juvenile court in which a petition was filed to dismiss the petition, or set aside the findings and dismiss the petition, if the court finds that the interests of justice and the welfare of the minor require that dismissal, or if the court finds that the minor is not in need of treatment or rehabilitation, regardless of whether the minor is, at the time of the order, a ward or dependent child of the court. This bill would clarify that an adjudication dismissed pursuant to that provision be deemed to have not occurred and prohibit a person from suffering any future adverse questions based on an adjudication dismissed pursuant to that provision. The bill would specify that a dismissal of a sustained petition pursuant to that provision is deemed to include both dismissal of a petition and a setting aside of any findings.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 690, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

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  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5488.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 6149.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Macedo.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  10. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 23).

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  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  12. June 9 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4066.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. Ordered to second reading.

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  18. Read third time and amended.

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  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3759.) (April 7).

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  21. Set for hearing April 7.

  22. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  23. Read first time.

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  24. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  25. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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