AB-2001 • 2026

Criminal procedure: state summary criminal history information.

Crime Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Stefani
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how much information will be shared or the consequences for breaking rules about sharing this information.

State Criminal History Information Sharing

The bill requires the Attorney General to share state criminal history information with city attorneys and county counsels when they are dealing with public nuisance or red light abatement cases.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Attorney General to provide state summary criminal history information to city attorneys and county counsels if needed for public nuisance actions.
Requires the Attorney General to furnish state summary criminal history information to city attorneys and county counsels when dealing with red light abatement cases.
Makes it illegal for authorized individuals to share this information with unauthorized persons.

Who It Names or Affects

City attorneys and county counsels
The Attorney General
People who are authorized or unauthorized to receive state summary criminal history information

Terms To Know

State summary criminal history information: Information about crimes that the Department of Justice keeps on file.
Public nuisance action: A legal case to stop something harmful or annoying in a community.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how much information will be shared.
Does not detail the consequences for breaking rules about sharing this information.
The bill has passed both chambers of the legislature but hasn't been signed into law yet.

Bill History

2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2026-02-17 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2001, as introduced, Stefani.
Criminal procedure: state summary criminal history information.
Existing law requires the Department of Justice to maintain state summary criminal history information, as defined, and to furnish this information to various state and local government officers, officials, and other prescribed entities, if needed in the course of their duties. Existing law makes it a crime for a person authorized to receive state summary criminal history information to knowingly furnish that information to a person who is not authorized to receive it.
The bill would require the Attorney General to furnish state summary criminal history information to a city attorney or county counsel pursuing a public nuisance action or red light abatement action, as provided. By expanding the scope of an existing 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.

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