California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2428: Criminal fees.
Status: Chaptered, September 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act to repeal and add Section 68635 of the Government Code, to amend Section 11374.5 of, and to add Section 11470.5 to, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 597.3, 1203.1a, 1203.1i, 1205.3, 1209.5, 4011.1, and 4018.6 of, and to add Section 1210.2 to, the Penal Code, to amend Sections 42007 and 42008.8 of the Vehicle Code, and to repeal Section 730.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to fees. fees Criminal fees…
From the chaptered text, September 20, 2026:
An act to repeal and add Section 68635 of the Government Code, to amend Section 11374.5 of, and to add Section 11470.5 to, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 597.3, 1203.1a, 1203.1i, 1205.3, 1209.5, 4011.1, and 4018.6 of, and to add Section 1210.2 to, the Penal Code, to amend Sections 42007 and 42008.8 of the Vehicle Code, and to repeal Section 730.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to fees. fees Criminal fees. Existing law imposes various fees, contingent upon a criminal arrest, prosecution, or conviction, for the cost of administering the criminal justice system, including traffic violator school fees, costs for when a minor is adjudged a ward of the court, as specified, or costs incurred by a state or local agency for the disposal of various substances if the person is convicted of the sale, possession, or transportation of a controlled substance, as specified. This bill would repeal the authority to collect many of those fees, among others. The bill would make the unpaid balance of most court-imposed costs unenforceable and uncollectible and would require any portion of a judgment imposed by those costs to be vacated. The bill would relieve a person who is sentenced to state prison or confined in a county jail from being required to pay any trial court filing fees …
Sponsors
- Celeste Rodriguez (D, AD43) · primary sponsor
- Chris Rogers (D, AD02)
- Nick Schultz (D, AD44)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 11.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 13).
- : In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
- : From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- : Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Votes
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2428 Celeste Rodriguez By Cortese (August 26, 2026): 29 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Do pass (August 13, 2026): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 23, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2428 Celeste Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading By ROGERS (May 26, 2026): 56 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended. (May 14, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2428?
- AB2428 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Criminal fees.
- What does AB2428 do?
- In its own words: An act to repeal and add Section 68635 of the Government Code, to amend Section 11374.5 of, and to add Section 11470.5 to, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 597.3, 1203.1a, 1203.1i, 1205.3, 1209.5, 4011.1, and 4018.6 of, and to add Section 1210.2 to, the Penal Code, to amend Sections 42007 and 42008.8 of the Vehicle Code, and to repeal Section 730.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to fees. fees Criminal fees…
- What is the status of AB2428?
- Chaptered as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398, Statutes of 2026. (September 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2428?
- Celeste Rodriguez (D, AD43), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB2428?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2428
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