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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2683: Crimes: child endangerment.

In committee 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 2683 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Crimes: child endangerment. Primary sponsor: Rhodesia Ransom (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): In committee: Held under submission.

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 makes it unlawful, under circumstances or conditions likely to produce great bodily harm or death, to willfully cause or permit a child to suffer, or to inflict thereon unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering, or, having the care or custody of a child, to willfully cause or permit the person or health of that child to be injured, or to willfully cause or permit that child to be placed in a situation where their person or health may be endangered and a violation of these provisions punishable as a misdemeanor or felony.

This bill would make any adult who solicits or recruits a minor to commit a felony guilty of child endangerment pursuant to the provisions above and would, in addition and consecutive to any other punishment, make a violation punishable as a sentence enhancement in the state prison for 2, 4, or 6 years. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rhodesia RansomPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly13
Tom LackeyCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly34

“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. In committee: Held under submission.
  2. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  3. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. Read second time and amended.
  5. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14).
  6. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  7. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
  8. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  9. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
  10. Read first time. To print.

Sources

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