AB-767 • 2026

Sexually violent predators: schools.

Children Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Alanis
Last action: 2026-01-27
Official status: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation incorrectly states that the prohibited distance from schools and daycare facilities is half a mile, whereas the official summary specifies one quarter mile.

Sexually Violent Predators: Schools

This law stops people who are dangerous to children from living near schools and daycare centers.

What This Bill Does

Adds a rule that people released as sexually violent predators cannot live within one quarter mile of child daycare facilities if they have a history of harming kids or were previously convicted of sexual misconduct involving children.
Defines private school as any place teaching students aged 6 to 18 years old, which has filed paperwork with the state and is listed in an official directory.

Who It Names or Affects

People who are released as sexually violent predators
Schools and daycare facilities

Terms To Know

sexually violent predator: A person who is dangerous to others because of their history of sexual crimes.
conditional release: When a court allows someone to leave a secure facility but still keeps them under supervision.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if there are no suitable places for these people outside the quarter-mile radius of schools and daycare centers.
It is unclear how this law will be enforced or monitored by local authorities.

Bill History

2026-01-27 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-01-26 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 3832.)
2026-01-22 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-01-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).
2026-01-22 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2026-01-22 California Legislative Information
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
2026-01-13 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-01-06 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-01-05 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-19 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-12 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-03-11 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2025-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 767, as amended, Alanis.
Sexually violent predators: schools.
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. Existing law generally requires that a person released on conditional release pursuant to these provisions be placed in the person’s county of domicile prior to their incarceration unless extraordinary circumstances exist requiring placement outside the county, as specified. Existing law prohibits a person being released under these provisions from being placed within
1
/
4
mile of any public or private school, as specified, if the person has
previously been convicted of specified sexual misconduct of a child or if the court finds that the person has a history of improper sexual conduct with children.
This bill would additionally prohibit a person being released under the above-described provisions from being placed within
1
/
4
mile of a child daycare
facility, as defined.
facility.
The bill would define private school to mean a facility or home that has filed a private school affidavit with the State Department of
Education and
Education, as specified,
that
provides private school instruction
at the elementary or high school level.
to any student between 6 to 18 years of age, inclusive, and is publicly listed on the directory maintained by the State Department of Education.

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