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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1359: Jury service exemptions.

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 1359 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Jury service exemptions. Primary sponsor: Patrick Ahrens (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (September 14, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 195, Statutes of 2026.

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 allows for an eligible person to be excused from jury service only for undue hardship upon themselves or the public, as defined by the Judicial Council. Existing rules of court allow a person with a disability or their representative to seek a permanent medical excuse from jury service and require the individual to submit a written request accompanied by a supporting letter, memo, or note from a treating health care provider, as specified.

This bill would, commencing January 1, 2028, authorize a person 80 years of age or older to seek a permanent excuse from jury service due to a medical impairment without providing a supporting letter, memorandum, or note from a treating health care provider. The bill would require the court to permanently excuse a person who seeks the above-described permanent excuse from jury service upon the jury commissioner’s receipt of a written attestation stating that the person has an impairment, as specified. The bill would authorize the Judicial Council to adopt or amend a rule of court and publish related judicial forms as necessary to implement these provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patrick AhrensPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly26
Isaac BryanCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly55

“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 195, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 195, Statutes of 2026.
  3. Approved by the Governor.
  4. Approved by the Governor.
  5. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  6. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  7. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6313.).
  8. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6313.).
  9. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  10. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5559.).
  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).

Sources

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