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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 485: County public defender: appointment.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 485 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: County public defender: appointment. Primary sponsor: Eloise Gómez Reyes (D). Most recent recorded action (March 2, 2026): Veto sustained.

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 authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to establish the office of public defender for the county. Existing law requires that a public defender of the county serve at the board of supervisors’ will if the public defender is to be appointed.

This bill would instead only allow the board of supervisors to remove an appointed public defender from office by a 35 vote for neglect of duty, malfeasance or misconduct in office, or other good cause.

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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eloise Gómez ReyesPrimary 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. Veto sustained.
  2. Stricken from file.
  3. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
  4. Vetoed by the Governor.
  5. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  6. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2899.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  7. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  8. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 62. Noes 12. Page 3074.) Ordered to the Senate.
  9. Ordered to third reading.
  10. Read third time and amended.
  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (August 29).

Sources

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