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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1071: Criminal procedure: discrimination.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1071 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal procedure: discrimination. Primary sponsor: Ash Kalra (D). Most recent recorded action (October 13, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 721, Statutes of 2025.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law prohibits the state from seeking, obtaining, or imposing a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin. Under existing law, a defendant may pursue relief for a violation of this prohibition by filing a motion pursuant to the provisions that prohibit this conduct, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, or a motion to vacate a conviction or sentence.

This bill would authorize the defendant in these proceedings to file a motion for disclosure of all relevant evidence related to a potential violation of the prohibition on the state seeking, obtaining, or imposing a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin, as specified. The bill would also authorize the court to remedy a violation of these provisions with any other remedy not prohibited by another law. The bill would make other technical changes.

This bill makes legislative findings and declarations in support of its provisions.

This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 745, 1473, and 1473.7 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 734 to be operative only if this bill and SB 734 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ash KalraPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly25

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 721, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 42. Noes 21. Page 3457.).
  5. Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 2896.).
  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  11. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page