California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 223
Jury selection: acknowledgment and agreement.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Pacheco (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
The Trial Jury Selection and Management Act requires all persons be selected for jury service at random and from sources inclusive of a representative cross section of the population of the area served by the court. Existing law requires a trial judge to examine the prospective jurors in jury trials. Existing law gives the counsel for each party, after this initial examination, the right to examine any of the prospective jurors, as specified, in order to enable counsel to intelligently exercise both peremptory challenges and challenges for cause. Existing law requires, prior to the examination of prospective trial jurors in the panel assigned for voir dire, a specified perjury acknowledgment and agreement to be obtained from the prospective jurors. Existing law requires, after the selection of the trial jury is completed, another specified acknowledgment and agreement to be obtained from the trial jurors.
This bill would revise the acknowledgment and agreements obtained from the jury panel prior to the examination of prospective trial jurors assigned for voir dire and after the completion of selection of trial jurors.
Text versions
- 07/14/25 - Chaptered· Jul 14, 2025
- 07/01/25 - Enrolled· Jul 1, 2025
- 01/09/25 - Introduced· Jan 9, 2025
- AB223
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 24, 2025 Senate | Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 17, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Mar 10, 2025 House | AB 223 Pacheco Consent Calendar Second Day | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Mar 4, 2025 House | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Jul 14, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 29, Statutes of 2025. - Jul 14, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Jul 3, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. - Jun 27, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. - Jun 27, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1810.). - Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jun 24, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). - Jun 17, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. - May 7, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S. - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Mar 10, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 572.) - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Mar 4, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 4). - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on JUD. - Jan 10, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee February 9. - Jan 9, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.