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| Bill | Misdemeanors. | Existing law provides that a crime punishable with death, by imprisonment in the state prison, or by imprisonment in a county jail for more than one year is a felony and all other offenses, except those that are classified as infractions, are misdemeanors. Existing law further provides that a crime that is punishable, in the discretion of the court, as a felony or as a misdemeanor is a misdemeanor under certain circumstances, including when, at or before the preliminary examination or prior to a certain order being filed, the magistrate determines that the offense is a misdemeanor. | us/states/ca | California Legislature | 20252026 | AB 321 | California AB 321 (20252026) |
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California AB 321 (20252026) — Misdemeanors.
Existing law provides that a crime punishable with death, by imprisonment in the state prison, or by imprisonment in a county jail for more than one year is a felony and all other offenses, except those that are classified as infractions, are misdemeanors. Existing law further provides that a crime that is punishable, in the discretion of the court, as a felony or as a misdemeanor is a misdemeanor under certain circumstances, including when, at or before the preliminary examination or prior to a certain order being filed, the magistrate determines that the offense is a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- 01/24/25 - Introduced (filed) — source
- 05/29/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
- 08/19/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
- 10/11/25 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- AB321 (committee substitute) — source
- 09/10/25 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- 3rd Reading AB321 Schultz et al. By Wiener — 23–13 (pass) · upper
- AB 321 Schultz Assembly Third Reading — 52–6 (pass) · lower
- Do pass — 5–1 (pass) · upper
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- AB 321 Schultz Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 55–12 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Schultz — primary (person)
- Wiener — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-24 Introduced. To print.
introduction - 2025-01-25 From printer. May be heard in committee February 24.
- 2025-01-27 Read first time.
reading-1 - 2025-02-10 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee - 2025-03-04 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 4).
committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-05 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1, reading-2 - 2025-03-10 From Consent Calendar.
- 2025-03-10 Ordered to third reading.
- 2025-03-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 6. Page 617.)
passage, reading-1, reading-3 - 2025-03-13 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1 - 2025-05-07 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee - 2025-05-29 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee - 2025-06-10 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 10).
committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable - 2025-06-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1, reading-2 - 2025-08-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3 - 2025-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1, reading-2 - 2025-09-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 2508.).
passage, reading-1, reading-3 - 2025-09-04 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- 2025-09-08 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 12. Page 3023.).
amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable - 2025-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- 2025-10-11 Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature - 2025-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 611, Statutes of 2025.
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bba88d00-4710-403c-a709-4c092a4630f5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).