Grand juries: final reports.

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 Penal Code so that court clerks must gather all grand jury final reports and the agencies’ responses from a jury’s term and forward a complete set to the State Archivist within six months after the term ends. It also sets deadlines for county agencies, officials and mayors to comment on those reports. The change aims to simplify record‑keeping and ensure permanent preservation of grand jury findings.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6158.) Ordered to the Senate. · Aug 13, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 5, 2026
• Public Safety Committee Hearing
  Public Safety · Jun 23, 2026
• Public Safety Committee Hearing
  Public Safety · Jun 23, 2026
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Jun 9, 2026
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Jun 9, 2026

History

1. May 18, 2026Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.
2. Apr 30, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
3. Apr 30, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
4. Apr 28, 2026Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
5. Apr 27, 2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
6. Apr 17, 2026Set for hearing April 27.
7. Apr 14, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3871.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
8. Mar 27, 2026Set for hearing April 14.
9. Mar 24, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3659.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
10. Mar 5, 2026Set for hearing March 24.
11. Feb 26, 2026Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.
12. Feb 17, 2026From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.

The 12 most recent of 13 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D) · sponsor
• Smallwood-Cuevas

Bill text

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