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AB-2147 • 2026

Criminal procedure: jurisdiction of public offenses.

Criminal procedure: jurisdiction of public offenses.

Children Crime
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Schiavo
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is missing from the provided metadata, so readers cannot know exactly when these rules begin applying.

Changes to Where Crimes Can Be Tried

This law changes the rules for which court can hear cases when crimes like sexual battery, indecent exposure, or annoying a child happen in more than one place.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows courts in any area where at least one crime happened to try all related charges of sexual battery, even if the defendant and victim are not the same for every charge.
  • Applies these new rules to cases involving more than one act of indecent exposure.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Courts deciding where to hold trials for specific crimes
  • Defendants charged with multiple acts of sexual battery, indecent exposure, or annoying/molesting a child across different areas

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law only changes rules for specific crimes listed in the text and does not cover other types of offenses.
  • The official effective date is not provided in the source material, though the bill was enacted on July 13, 2026.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

Criminal procedure: jurisdiction of public offenses.