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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 1285

Juvenile court: procedure.

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

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law authorizes a judge of the juvenile court in which a petition was filed to dismiss the petition, or set aside the findings and dismiss the petition, if the court finds that the interests of justice and the welfare of the minor require that dismissal, or if the court finds that the minor is not in need of treatment or rehabilitation, regardless of whether the minor is, at the time of the order, a ward or dependent child of the court. This bill would clarify that an adjudication dismissed pursuant to that provision be deemed to have not occurred and prohibit a person from suffering any future adverse questions based on an adjudication dismissed pursuant to that provision. The bill would specify that a dismissal of a sustained petition pursuant to that provision is deemed to include both dismissal of a petition and a setting aside of any findings.

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Roll-call votes

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

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 17, 2026
Senate		Unfinished Business SB1285 Durazo et al. ConcurrencepassSet your home in California to see
Aug 13, 2026
House		SB 1285 Durazo Senate Third Reading By HarabedianpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 23, 2026
House		Do pass. To Consent Calendar.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 27, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading SB1285 Durazo et al.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 7, 2026
Senate		Do passpassSet your home in California to see

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