Immigration: immigrant youth: access to legal counsel.
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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Immigration: immigrant youth: access to legal counsel.” Read the full text
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2025-2026 session
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Introduced. To print. · Feb 21, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. · Feb 22, 2025
Read first time. · Feb 24, 2025
Referred to Com. on JUD. · Mar 24, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. · Mar 24, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Mar 25, 2025
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. · Apr 1, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 22). · Apr 22, 2025
Read second time and amended. · Apr 23, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 24, 2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. · May 7, 2025
Coauthors revised. · May 23, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 27, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 8. Page 1991.) · Jun 3, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. · Jun 4, 2025
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUMAN S. · Jun 18, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. · Jul 2, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 8, 2025
In committee: Referred to suspense file. · Aug 18, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Aug 29, 2025
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · Sep 5, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 8, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2738.). · Sep 9, 2025
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. · Sep 9, 2025
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 10. Page 3203.). · Sep 10, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. · Sep 22, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 12, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 665, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 12, 2025
The numbers
8
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
AB 1261 Bonta Concurrence in Senate AmendmentsAssembly · 2025-09-10 · (PASS) · Ayes 63, Noes 10, Abstain 7
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1261 Bonta et al. By ArreguínSenate · 2025-09-09 · (PASS) · Ayes 30, Noes 8, Abstain 2
Do passSenate · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 2, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-08-18 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-07-07 · (PASS) · Ayes 4, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]Senate · 2025-07-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 1, Abstain 0
AB 1261 Bonta Assembly Third ReadingAssembly · 2025-06-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 63, Noes 8, Abstain 8
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 2, Abstain 2
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-04-22 · (PASS) · Ayes 9, Noes 2, Abstain 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 665, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 12, 2025).