AB-1667 • 2026

Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Boerner
Last action: 2026-04-08
Official status: In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details on what happens after it passes and becomes law, leaving this information uncertain.

Making it a Serious Crime to Give Fentanyl to Minors

AB-1667 makes furnishing fentanyl or similar drugs to minors a serious felony, prohibiting plea bargaining and imposing additional penalties for repeat offenders.

What This Bill Does

Includes furnishing fentanyl and related substances to minors within the definition of a serious felony.
Prohibits plea bargaining in cases where this new crime is charged.
Imposes an additional five-year sentence if someone with a previous serious felony conviction commits this offense again.

Who It Names or Affects

People who give fentanyl or similar drugs to minors will face more severe legal consequences.
Local agencies and school districts are not required to be reimbursed by the state for costs related to this new law.

Terms To Know

Serious felony: A type of crime that has stricter rules, like no plea bargaining and longer sentences if someone is a repeat offender.
Fentanyl analogs: Drugs similar to fentanyl that have the same dangerous effects.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens after it passes and becomes law.
It is unclear how this will affect existing cases or plea bargains before the new law takes effect.

Bill History

2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-03-11 California Legislative Information
Introduced measure version corrected.
2026-03-10 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-10 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-02-17 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-01-30 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
2026-01-29 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1667, as introduced, Boerner.
Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor.
Existing law, as added by the Victims’ Bill of Rights, approved as Proposition 8 at the June 8, 1982, statewide primary election, and as amended by the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act of 1998, approved as Proposition 21 at the March 7, 2000, statewide primary election, among other things, defines a serious felony.
Existing law prohibits plea bargaining in a case in which a serious felony is charged and imposes a 5-year enhancement for conviction of a serious felony if the person has previously been convicted of a serious felony.
This bill would include furnishing fentanyl and fentanyl analogs to a minor within the definition of a serious felony. By expanding the scope of an enhancement, 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.

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