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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 1583

Criminal procedure: jurisdiction.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law sets forth specific rules relating to the jurisdiction for the prosecution of theft by fraud, organized retail theft, and receiving stolen property, including that the jurisdiction for prosecution includes the county where an offense involving the theft or receipt of the stolen merchandise occurred, the county in which the merchandise was recovered, or the county where any act was done by the defendant in instigating, procuring, promoting, or aiding or abetting in the commission of a theft offense or other qualifying offense. This bill would make the jurisdiction of a criminal action for wage theft or labor trafficking, as defined, also include the county in which the victim resided at the time of the wage theft or labor trafficking, the county in which the victim was present at the time the employment contract was entered into, the county in which any portion of the work was performed, or the county in which the business or any of its locations was situated at the time of the wage theft or labor trafficking, as specified.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Jun 15, 2026
Senate		Consent Calendar 2ndpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 9, 2026
Senate		Do pass and be ordered to the Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see
Mar 12, 2026
House		AB 1583 Rogers Consent Calendar Second DaypassSet your home in California to see
Mar 3, 2026
House		Do pass. To Consent Calendar.passSet your home in California to see

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