California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 352
Crimes: criminal threats.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Pacheco (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law makes it a crime to willfully threaten to commit a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, with the specific intent that the statement is to be taken as a threat that, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made, is so unequivocal, unconditional, immediate, and specific as to convey to the person threatened a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and thereby reasonably causes the threatened person to be in sustained fear for their own safety or the safety of their immediate family, as defined. Under existing law, this crime is punishable as a misdemeanor or in state prison as a felony.
This bill would, for the purposes of sentencing for a felony violation of these provisions, authorize the court to consider, as a factor in aggravation, that the defendant willfully threatened to commit a crime that would result in the death or great bodily injury of a person the defendant knew was a state constitutional officer, a Member of the Legislature, or a judge or court commissioner, as specified.
Text versions
- 10/10/25 - Chaptered· Oct 10, 2025
- 09/10/25 - Enrolled· Sep 10, 2025
- 08/29/25 - Amended Senate· Aug 29, 2025
- 06/25/25 - Amended Senate· Jun 25, 2025
- 06/12/25 - Amended Senate· Jun 12, 2025
- 03/17/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 17, 2025
- 01/30/25 - Introduced· Jan 30, 2025
- AB352
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2025 House | AB 352 Pacheco Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Sep 4, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading AB352 Pacheco By Ashby | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 29, 2025 Senate | Do pass as amended | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 7, 2025 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 24, 2025 Senate | Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 2, 2025 House | AB 352 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Mar 25, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 10, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 554, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 10, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 15, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. - Sep 8, 2025 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3025.). - Sep 4, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Sep 4, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2519.). - Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). - Jul 7, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 24, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). - Jun 12, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Jun 11, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Jun 2, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1821.) - May 27, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 23, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). - Apr 9, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Mar 26, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Mar 17, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. - Mar 5, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Mar 4, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Jan 31, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 2. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.