California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill
SB 221: Crimes: stalking.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 221 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Crimes: stalking. Primary sponsor: Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 10, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 576, Statutes of 2025.
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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 makes a person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or willfully and maliciously harasses another person and who makes a credible threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear for the person’s safety, or the safety of the person’s immediate family, guilty of the crime of stalking, punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony.
This bill would expand the meaning of “credible threat” to include threats to a person’s pet, service animal, emotional support animal, or horse. By changing the definition of a crime, this 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 4 · Republican 9
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 19 |
| Marie Alvarado-Gil | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 4 |
| Jesse Arreguín | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Phillip Chen | Co-sponsor | Republican | Assembly | 59 |
| Steven Choi | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 37 |
| Megan Dahle | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 1 |
| Bill Essayli | Co-sponsor | Republican | Assembly | 63 |
| Melissa Hurtado | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Roger Niello | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 6 |
| Kelly Seyarto | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 32 |
| Thomas Umberg | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 34 |
| Suzette Martinez Valladares | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 23 |
| Aisha Wahab | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 10 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 576, Statutes of 2025.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2599.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2871.) Ordered to the Senate.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).
- August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 15).
- July 1 hearing postponed by committee.