Diversion.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill revises the state’s pre‑trial diversion rules so that a defendant must have a mental‑disorder diagnosis within five years of the alleged crime and the court must find they do not pose a substantial risk to another person’s safety. It also requires judges to state oral reasons for any denial, excludes serious violent and sex offenses, and tightens how diversion records can be used, while allowing prosecutors to seek temporary firearm bans.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 7. Page 1601.) · May 19, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 11, 2026
• Public Safety Committee Hearing
  Public Safety · Mar 17, 2026
• Public Safety Committee Hearing
  Public Safety · Jul 8, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2025

History

1. May 27, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0.).
2. May 27, 2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
3. May 18, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
4. May 14, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
5. May 14, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14).
6. May 11, 2026In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
7. Mar 17, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (March 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
8. Mar 4, 2026Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
9. Feb 17, 2026Withdrawn from committee.
10. Feb 17, 2026Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
11. Feb 13, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
12. Aug 18, 2025In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

The 12 most recent of 30 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Stephanie Nguyen (D) · sponsor
• Ashby
• Bains
• Blakespear
• Blanca Rubio
• Hurtado
• Krell
• Michelle Rodriguez
• Nguyen
• Pacheco
• Petrie-Norris
• Umberg

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