AB-1258 • 2026

Deferred entry of judgment pilot program.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Kalra
Last action: 2025-10-06
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 394, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on which specific offenses are eligible for the deferred entry of judgment pilot program.

Deferred Entry of Judgment Pilot Program Extension

This law extends a special program that allows young adults in certain counties to avoid some legal consequences if they complete specific requirements, and it changes who reviews the program's compliance with federal laws.

What This Bill Does

Extends the deferred entry of judgment pilot program for Butte, Nevada, and Santa Clara counties until January 1, 2029.
Requires participating counties to submit an evaluation of their programs by December 31, 2027.
Changes who reviews the county’s pilot program from the Board of State and Community Corrections to the Office of Youth and Community Restoration.

Who It Names or Affects

People aged 18 to under 21 who commit certain offenses in Butte, Nevada, and Santa Clara counties.
Counties of Butte, Nevada, and Santa Clara that run the pilot program.
The Office of Youth and Community Restoration.

Terms To Know

Deferred entry of judgment: A legal process where a person can avoid some consequences if they complete certain requirements set by the court.
Pilot program: An experimental project to test new ideas or methods before full implementation.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify which offenses are eligible for this pilot program.
It is unclear what specific federal laws the review must ensure compliance with.

Bill History

2025-10-06 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 394, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-06 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-15 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 13. Page 2923.).
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 8. Page 2448.).
2025-08-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-26 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-07-08 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-07 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-06-24 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 13. Page 1932.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-03 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-04-02 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
Read first time.
2025-02-22 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1258, Kalra.
Deferred entry of judgment pilot program.
Existing law authorizes, until January 1, 2026, the Counties of Alameda, Butte, Nevada, and Santa Clara to establish a pilot program to operate a deferred entry of judgment pilot program for eligible defendants who are 18 years of age or older, but under 21 years of age, on the date the offense was committed, as specified. Existing law requires a probation department to submit data relating to the effectiveness of the pilot program to the Division of Recidivism Reduction and Re-Entry, within the Department of Justice. Existing law requires a participating county to submit an evaluation of its pilot program’s impact and effectiveness to the Assembly and
Senate Committees on Public Safety, no later than December 31, 2024.
This bill would extend the pilot program, for the Counties of Butte, Nevada, and Santa Clara, to January 1, 2029, and would require an evaluation to be submitted to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Public Safety no later than December 31, 2027.
Existing law requires the Board of State and Community Corrections to review a county’s pilot program to ensure compliance with specific federal law.
This bill would instead require the Office of Youth and Community Restoration to review a county’s pilot program for compliance and would require the office to report findings from the review to the board.

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