republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20232024/ab-60.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Restorative justice program."
description: "Existing law establishes specified rights for victims and witnesses of crimes, including to be notified or informed regarding specified court proceedings and inmate placement or parole eligibility. Existing law requires the Attorney General to, by June 1, 2025, create and distribute a \"Victim Protections and Resources\" card, which contains information about victim rights and resources, as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "AB 60"
citation: "California AB 60 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Restorative justice program"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-12-06"
last_action: "2023-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c717128-90b5-4b20-8c4e-34a0f3a37bfd"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB60"
source_hash: "d806b3707a305d0fcebf032aba084c9dd42ded9c7fd0f93a21c1daaf681c454d"
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 60 (20232024) — Restorative justice program.

Existing law establishes specified rights for victims and witnesses of crimes, including to be notified or informed regarding specified court proceedings and inmate placement or parole eligibility. Existing law requires the Attorney General to, by June 1, 2025, create and distribute a "Victim Protections and Resources" card, which contains information about victim rights and resources, as specified.

## Version chain

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

1. **12/06/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB60&version=20230AB6099INT)
2. **03/16/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB60&version=20230AB6098AMD)
3. **10/08/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB60&version=20230AB6096CHP)
4. **AB60** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB60)
5. **09/14/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB60&version=20230AB6097ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 60 Bryan Consent Calendar Second Day — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent AB60 Bryan By Rubio — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Placed on suspense file — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bryan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-06** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2022-12-07** From printer. May be heard in committee January 6.
- **2023-01-04** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-03-20** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2023-05-10** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 10). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-11** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-05-18** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1593.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-31** Referred to Com. on PUB S. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-26** In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-01** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-08** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2023-09-12** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2684.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-12** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-19** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2023-10-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-08** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 513, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c717128-90b5-4b20-8c4e-34a0f3a37bfd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).