Existing law prohibits operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, as specified. Under existing law, if a person is convicted of driving under the influence and is granted probation, the period of probation shall be for not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years, unless the maximum prison sentence for the offense is greater than 5 years, in which case the period of probation may be longer.
California AB 1087 (20252026) — Crimes: vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
Existing law prohibits operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, as specified. Under existing law, if a person is convicted of driving under the influence and is granted probation, the period of probation shall be for not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years, unless the maximum prison sentence for the offense is greater than 5 years, in which case the period of probation may be longer.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Special Consent AB1087 Patterson By Niello — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 6–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1087 Patterson Assembly Third Reading — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Patterson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-03-10 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2025-04-24 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-04-28 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-29 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2025-05-07 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2110.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-09 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-18 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2025-07-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-08-18 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-02 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-09-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2523.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-04 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2025-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-10-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 180, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ea15f96a-9b2f-4453-92a7-d7eaa4ecc804. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).