republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20112012/ab-177.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juveniles: parenting classes."
description: "Existing law authorizes the juvenile court, if a minor is found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by reason of the commission of a gang-related offense, and the court finds that the minor is a first-time offender and orders that a parent or guardian retain custody of that minor, to order the parent or guardian to attend antigang violence parenting classes. Under existing law, the father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of the minor, the estate of that person, and the estate of the minor are liable for the cost of the classes, unless the court finds that the person or estate does not have the financial ability to pay."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "AB 177"
citation: "California AB 177 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Juveniles: parenting classes."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mendoza"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2011-01-24"
last_action: "2011-09-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed3c97df-8b90-4642-adb8-5f3c08ce7ac9"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB177"
source_hash: "7036e1a3fb559621d6acff0c1e56dcc1d9b9d7143d8742ed5f9b8050a43d3cd4"
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 AB 177 (20112012) — Juveniles: parenting classes.

Existing law authorizes the juvenile court, if a minor is found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by reason of the commission of a gang-related offense, and the court finds that the minor is a first-time offender and orders that a parent or guardian retain custody of that minor, to order the parent or guardian to attend antigang violence parenting classes. Under existing law, the father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of the minor, the estate of that person, and the estate of the minor are liable for the cost of the classes, unless the court finds that the person or estate does not have the financial ability to pay.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **01/24/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB177&version=20110AB17799INT)
2. **03/16/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB177&version=20110AB17798AMD)
3. **06/15/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB177&version=20110AB17797AMD)
4. **09/06/11 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB177&version=20110AB17795CHP)
5. **AB177** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB177)
6. **08/16/11 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB177&version=20110AB17796ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 177 MENDOZA Assembly Third Reading — **67–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 177 MENDOZA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB177 Mendoza By Price — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mendoza — primary (person)
- Alejo — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2011-01-24** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2011-01-25** From printer. May be heard in committee February 24.
- **2011-02-03** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 15). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-16** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2011-03-25** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 701.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2011-03-25** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-14** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 7). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-06-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-07-14** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1848.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2011-07-14** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2011-08-15** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2377.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2011-08-22** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.
- **2011-09-06** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2011-09-06** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 258, Statutes of 2011.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed3c97df-8b90-4642-adb8-5f3c08ce7ac9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).