AB-2104 • 2026

Sexually violent predators.

Children Crime

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Carrillo
Last action: 2026-06-03
Official status: Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on the implementation or funding of remote access, nor does it clarify if this applies to all types of court proceedings.

Sexually Violent Predators

The bill requires courts handling cases about sexually violent predators to offer remote access for public viewing and makes minor, non-substantive changes to existing definitions.

What This Bill Does

Requires courts dealing with sexually violent predator cases to provide a way for the public to watch proceedings remotely.

Who It Names or Affects

Courts that handle cases involving sexually violent predators
The public interested in observing these court proceedings

Terms To Know

sexually violent predator: A person who has been convicted of a sexual crime and is considered dangerous due to a mental disorder that makes them likely to commit more such crimes.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the remote access option will be implemented or funded.
It's unclear if this change will affect all types of court proceedings related to sexually violent predators.

Bill History

2026-06-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-05-21 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-21 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.)
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-10 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2104, as amended, Carrillo.
Sexually violent predators.
Existing law provides for the civil commitment of a person who is determined to be a sexually violent predator. Existing law establishes a procedure by which a person committed as a sexually violent predator may petition for conditional release and requires the court, if it makes a specified determination, to place the person on conditional release.
This bill would require a court presiding over any proceeding held pursuant to the above-described provisions that is open to the public to provide the public with a remote access option that allows members of the public to remotely observe the proceeding.
Existing law defines certain terms for provisions related to the judicial commitment of sexually violent predators to secure facilities for appropriate treatment and confinement, and defines sexually violent predator to mean a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense, as specified, against one or more victims and who has a diagnosed mental disorder that makes the person a danger to the health and safety of others in that it is likely that they will engage in sexually violent criminal behavior.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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