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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 2052

Criminal procedure: continuances.

  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 establishes the requirements for a continuance to be granted in a criminal case, including a showing of good cause. Existing law defines "good cause" for this purpose to include, but not be limited to, cases involving specified crimes, including murder and domestic violence, and to apply when the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress in progress in that court or another court. This bill would expand the types of cases that may support a finding of good cause to include a felony elder or dependent adult abuse violation where the victim is a cognitively impaired adult, as specified. The bill would define "cognitively impaired adult" for these purposes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1050 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 1656 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1656 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 19, 2026
House		AB 2052 Stefani Concurrence in Senate AmendmentspassSet your home in California to see
Aug 17, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading AB2052 Stefani By RubiopassSet your home in California to see
Jun 9, 2026
Senate		Do pass as amendedpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 23, 2026
House		AB 2052 Stefani Assembly Third ReadingpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 14, 2026
House		Do pass as amended.passSet your home in California to see

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