--- type: "Bill" title: "Juveniles." description: "(1) Existing law subjects a minor between 12 and 17 years of age, inclusive, who violates any federal, state, or local law or ordinance, and a minor under 12 years of age who is alleged to have committed specified serious offenses, to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court. Under existing law, juvenile court proceedings to declare a minor a ward of the court are commenced by the filing of a petition by the probation officer, the district attorney after consultation with the probation officer, or the prosecuting attorney, as specified." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20232024" identifier: "SB 1161" citation: "California SB 1161 (20232024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Juveniles"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Becker"] version_count: 5 action_count: 28 vote_count: 9 first_action: "2024-02-14" last_action: "2024-09-27" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9b3851a-0107-466d-ad90-98a6c6bb6233" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1161" source_hash: "7174a9c5dd537d5deeb5154bf11c1c6bf7ad67bfaebd87599728f9af8c47ca05" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"] --- # California SB 1161 (20232024) — Juveniles. (1) Existing law subjects a minor between 12 and 17 years of age, inclusive, who violates any federal, state, or local law or ordinance, and a minor under 12 years of age who is alleged to have committed specified serious offenses, to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court. Under existing law, juvenile court proceedings to declare a minor a ward of the court are commenced by the filing of a petition by the probation officer, the district attorney after consultation with the probation officer, or the prosecuting attorney, as specified. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/14/24 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1161&version=20230SB116199INT) 2. **08/22/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1161&version=20230SB116198AMD) 3. **09/27/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1161&version=20230SB116196CHP) 4. **SB1161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1161) 5. **08/29/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1161&version=20230SB116197ENR) ## Votes - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — **5–0** (pass) · upper - SB 1161 Becker Senate Third Reading By Jackson — **62–6** (pass) · lower - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **11–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass. — **11–2** (pass) · lower - Special Consent — **37–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper - Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper - Unfinished Business SB1161 Becker Concurrence — **40–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Becker — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2024-02-14** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2024-02-15** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16. - **2024-02-21** Referred to Coms. on PUB S. and JUD. `referral-committee` - **2024-03-05** Set for hearing March 19. - **2024-03-19** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3351.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee` - **2024-03-20** Set for hearing April 2. - **2024-04-03** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3448.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee` - **2024-04-12** Set for hearing April 22. - **2024-04-22** April 22 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file. - **2024-05-10** Set for hearing May 16. - **2024-05-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3974.) (May 16). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-05-16** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-05-20** Ordered to special consent calendar. - **2024-05-23** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4180.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-05-24** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2024-06-03** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee` - **2024-07-03** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee` - **2024-08-07** August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file. - **2024-08-15** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (August 15). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-08-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-08-22** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-08-22** Ordered to third reading. - **2024-08-26** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 62. Noes 6. Page 6530.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-08-26** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2024-08-27** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5511.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-09-03** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - **2024-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2024-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 782, Statutes of 2024. `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9b3851a-0107-466d-ad90-98a6c6bb6233`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).