California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1927: Bail Consumer Protection Act.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 538j to the Penal Code, relating to bail. bail Bail Consumer Protection Act. Existing law generally regulates the business of insurance in the state, including the conduct of insurance licensees, and provides for the issuance of bail licenses under the jurisdiction of the Insurance Commissioner. Existing regulations generally prohibit the solicitation of bail except after a bona fide request for bail services has been received from the arrestee or from another specified person…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to add Section 538j to the Penal Code, relating to bail. bail Bail Consumer Protection Act. Existing law generally regulates the business of insurance in the state, including the conduct of insurance licensees, and provides for the issuance of bail licenses under the jurisdiction of the Insurance Commissioner. Existing regulations generally prohibit the solicitation of bail except after a bona fide request for bail services has been received from the arrestee or from another specified person. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to impersonate certain personnel, including a law enforcement officer or an officer or member of a fire department, with the intent of fraudulently impersonating such a person, or of fraudulently inducing the belief that they are such a person. This bill, the Bail Consumer Protection Act, would make it a crime for any person to impersonate, or falsely hold themselves out to be, a licensed bail agent, and while doing so solicits or attempts to solicit bail from any individual. The bill would also make it a crime for any person to hire another person or company to solicit bail when the person knew or should have known that the other person or company is impersonating or falsely holding themselves out to be a licensed bail agent, and that other person or company solicits or attempts …
Sponsors
- Maggy Krell (D, AD06) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 908, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6599.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- : From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).
Votes
- AB 1927 Krell Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 26, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1927 Krell By Grove (August 25, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass (August 13, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] (June 23, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 1927 Krell Assembly Third Reading (May 26, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB1927?
- AB1927 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Bail Consumer Protection Act.
- What does AB1927 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Section 538j to the Penal Code, relating to bail. bail Bail Consumer Protection Act. Existing law generally regulates the business of insurance in the state, including the conduct of insurance licensees, and provides for the issuance of bail licenses under the jurisdiction of the Insurance Commissioner. Existing regulations generally prohibit the solicitation of bail except after a bona fide request for bail services has been received from the arrestee or from another specified person…
- What is the status of AB1927?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 908, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB1927?
- Maggy Krell (D, AD06).
- Where is the official record for AB1927?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1927
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