California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 239
Crimes: criminal threats.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Arreguín (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, as specified. Under existing law, this crime is punishable as a misdemeanor or by imprisonment in state prison as a felony. Existing law, for the purposes of sentencing for a felony violation of these provisions, authorizes 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 state constitutional officer, a Member of the Legislature, or a judge or court commissioner, as specified.
This bill would additionally 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 an elections official of a city, county, city and county, or public district, or an elected local agency official, as specified.
Text versions
- 09/20/26 - Chaptered· Sep 20, 2026
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled· Aug 30, 2026
- 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly· Jul 2, 2026
- 06/17/26 - Amended Assembly· Jun 17, 2026
- 05/28/26 - Amended Assembly· May 28, 2026
- 04/07/25 - Amended Senate· Apr 7, 2025
- 01/30/25 - Introduced· Jan 30, 2025
- SB239
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 Senate | Unfinished Business SB239 Arreguín Concurrence | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 26, 2026 Senate | That the Assembly amendments be concurred in | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 20, 2026 House | SB 239 Arreguín Senate Third Reading By Pacheco | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 13, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 30, 2026 House | Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 6, 2025 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 2, 2025 Senate | Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 20, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 412, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 20, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 2, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - Aug 27, 2026 · Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - Aug 26, 2026 · Senate
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) - Aug 24, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Aug 24, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). - Aug 20, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - Aug 20, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6298.) Ordered to the Senate. - Aug 13, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13). - Aug 13, 2026 · House
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. - Aug 5, 2026 · House
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file. - Jul 2, 2026 · House
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jul 1, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30). - Jun 17, 2026 · House
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Jun 1, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. - May 28, 2026 · House
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. - May 11, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on L. GOV. - Jan 27, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 11. Page 3306.) Ordered to the Assembly. - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to second reading. - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
From inactive file on motion of Senator Arreguín. - Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Arreguín. - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 7, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 1026.) (May 6). - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 6. - Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 636.) (April 2). - Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 2. - Feb 14, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD. - Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2. - Jan 30, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.