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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2262: Courts: disqualification of judges.

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 2262 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Courts: disqualification of judges. Primary sponsor: Michelle Rodriguez (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (September 18, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 297, 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 establishes procedures for a judge to disqualify themselves from a case. Under existing law, if a judge who should disqualify themselves refuses or fails to do so, a party may file with the clerk a written verified statement objecting to the hearing or trial before the judge and setting forth the facts constituting grounds for disqualification of the judge. Existing law requires copies of the statement to be served on each party and personally served on the judge alleged to be disqualified or on their clerk, provided that the judge is present in the courthouse or in chambers.

This bill would require the statement to be served during regular business hours on the judge alleged to be disqualified at the courthouse in which the judge is sitting. The bill would, in addition to the clerk, permit service of the statement on the designee of the clerk of the court, provided that the judge is present in the courthouse or in chambers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle RodriguezPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly53
Rick Chavez ZburCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly51

“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 297, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 297, Statutes of 2026.
  3. Approved by the Governor.
  4. Approved by the Governor.
  5. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
  6. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
  7. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6409.).
  8. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6409.).
  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 5583.).
  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

Sources

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