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AB-2357 • 2026

Courts: mental health pilot program.

Courts: mental health pilot program.

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Sponsor
Pellerin
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Courts: mental health pilot program.

AB 2357, as amended, Pellerin.

What This Bill Does

  • AB 2357, as amended, Pellerin.
  • Courts: mental health pilot program.
  • Existing law, the Trial Jury Selection and Management Act, governs the selection of jurors and formation of trial juries for civil and criminal cases in all trial courts of the state.
  • Existing law requires the judge in a criminal action or proceeding alleging a violent felony, prior to discharging the jury, to provide specified information to trial jurors regarding mental health awareness, including information about stress relief and symptoms that may be experienced following exposure to trauma.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Courts: mental health pilot program.