California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2605: State Public Defender: county public defenders: data collection.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 27700.5 to the Government Code, relating to state government administration. state government administration State Public Defender: county public defenders: data collection…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to add Section 27700.5 to the Government Code, relating to state government administration. state government administration State Public Defender: county public defenders: data collection. Under existing law, the board of supervisors of any county may establish the office of public defender for the county and authorize reciprocal or mutual assistance agreements with boards of supervisors of other counties authorizing their respective public defenders to enter into reciprocal or mutual assistance agreements, or authorize reciprocal or mutual assistance agreements with the State Public Defender, if the public defender of the county is unable to perform public defender duties because of, among other reasons, lack of personnel, lack of expertise, or lack of other resources by the local office. Existing law, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, requires the State Public Defender, in consultation with the California Public Defenders Association and other subject matter experts, to undertake a study to assess appropriate workloads for public defenders and indigent defense attorneys and to submit a report with their findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2024. This bill would require the board of supervisors of each county to specify a contact person with the applicable oversight and to collect specified information on public defense services provided in the county, and report that data to the Office …
Sponsors
- Joaquin Arambula (D, AD31) · primary sponsor
- Nick Schultz (D, AD44)
- Jesse Arreguín (D, SD07)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 629, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6651.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- : From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Votes
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2605 Arambula et al. By Cortese (August 26, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2605 Arambula Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 26, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 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 [Appropriations] (June 30, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (June 17, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2605?
- AB2605 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): State Public Defender: county public defenders: data collection.
- What does AB2605 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Section 27700.5 to the Government Code, relating to state government administration. state government administration State Public Defender: county public defenders: data collection…
- What is the status of AB2605?
- Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 629, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2605?
- Joaquin Arambula (D, AD31), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB2605?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2605
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