(1) Existing law requires the juvenile court to order the petition of a minor who is subject to the jurisdiction of the court dismissed if the minor satisfactorily completes a term of probation or an informal program of supervision, as specified, and requires the court to seal all records pertaining to that dismissed petition in the custody of the juvenile court and in the custody of law enforcement agencies, the probation department, or the Department of Justice in accordance with a specified procedure. Existing law also generally authorizes a person who is the subject of a juvenile court record, or the county probation officer, to petition the court to seal the person's records, including records of arrest, relating to the person's case in the custody of the juvenile court and the probation officer and any other agencies, including law enforcement agencies and public officials.
California AB 1877 (20232024) — Juveniles: sealing records.
(1) Existing law requires the juvenile court to order the petition of a minor who is subject to the jurisdiction of the court dismissed if the minor satisfactorily completes a term of probation or an informal program of supervision, as specified, and requires the court to seal all records pertaining to that dismissed petition in the custody of the juvenile court and in the custody of law enforcement agencies, the probation department, or the Department of Justice in accordance with a specified procedure. Existing law also generally authorizes a person who is the subject of a juvenile court record, or the county probation officer, to petition the court to seal the person's records, including records of arrest, relating to the person's case in the custody of the juvenile court and the probation officer and any other agencies, including law enforcement agencies and public officials.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1877 Jackson Assembly Third Reading — 57–11 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 11–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
AB 1877 Jackson Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 60–12 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1877 Jackson By Bradford — 31–8 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Jackson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-01-22 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-01-23 From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
2024-02-05 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2024-02-21 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2024-03-18 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 12). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2024-03-19 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-03-20 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2024-04-24 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2024-05-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 11. Page 5398.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-22 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-29 Referred to Com. on PUB S. referral-committee
2024-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-07-01 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2024-08-15 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 15). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2024-08-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-23 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-28 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-08-28 Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
2024-08-28 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 12.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2024-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 811, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/97a2e510-b9e2-4a9a-8c1b-3a4ad1e9dc74. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).