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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1277: Jury duty.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1277 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Jury duty. Primary sponsor: Bill Essayli (R). Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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 requires the Judicial Council to sponsor a pilot program for 2 fiscal years to study whether increases in juror compensation and mileage reimbursement rates increase juror diversity and participation. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to provide a report to the Legislature describing the findings of the pilot program and providing information for promoting juror diversity.

This bill would require the Judicial Council to also make the report available to the public on its internet website.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill EssayliPrimary sponsorRepublicanAssembly63

“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. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
  3. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
  4. Referred to Com. on JUD.
  5. Read first time.
  6. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
  7. Introduced. To print.

Sources

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