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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 1285: Juvenile court: procedure.

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

SB 1285 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Juvenile court: procedure. Primary sponsor: Maria Elena Durazo (D). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 27, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 690, Statutes of 2026.

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Official summary

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

Existing law authorizes a judge of the juvenile court in which a petition was filed to dismiss the petition, or set aside the findings and dismiss the petition, if the court finds that the interests of justice and the welfare of the minor require that dismissal, or if the court finds that the minor is not in need of treatment or rehabilitation, regardless of whether the minor is, at the time of the order, a ward or dependent child of the court.

This bill would clarify that an adjudication dismissed pursuant to that provision be deemed to have not occurred and prohibit a person from suffering any future adverse questions based on an adjudication dismissed pursuant to that provision. The bill would specify that a dismissal of a sustained petition pursuant to that provision is deemed to include both dismissal of a petition and a setting aside of any findings.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Maria Elena DurazoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Josh BeckerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Anna CaballeroCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Dave CorteseCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Eloise Gómez ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29

“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 690, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5488.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 6149.) Ordered to the Senate.
  7. Ordered to third reading.
  8. From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Macedo.
  9. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  10. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 23).
  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  12. June 9 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

Sources

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