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AB-1256 • 2026

Parties to crime.

Parties to crime.

Crime
Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Lackey
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Died
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source confirms existing law classifies parties as principals and accessories but does not provide definitions for these terms.

Technical Changes to Crime Party Rules

AB-1256 proposes making small wording updates to the law about who is considered a party to a crime without changing how that law works.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to the section of law listing principals and accessories as parties to crimes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill text does not list specific examples of what words were changed.
  • This measure died at the Governor's desk and did not become law on February 2, 2026.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Died

Official Summary Text

Parties to crime.