California ACR159: Indigent defense.

What the bill says

From the chaptered text, August 20, 2026:

20250ACR_015997CHP 97 INTRODUCED 2026-03-10 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-05-04 PASSED_SENATE 2026-08-13 ENROLLED 2026-08-17 CHAPTERED 2026-08-20 FILED 2026-08-20 2025 0 ACR 159 CHP 2026 CHR 0 187 Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Ahrens, Alvarez, Ávila Farías, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Carrillo, Castillo, Connolly, Davies, Dixon, Elhawary, Ellis, Flora, Fong, Gabriel, Garcia, Gipson, Mark González, Haney, Harabedian, Hart, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Johnson, Krell, Lackey, Lee, Lowenthal, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Patel, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Ransom, Rivas, Celeste Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez, Rogers, Blanca Rubio, Schiavo, Schultz, Sharp-Collins, Solache, Soria, Stefani, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Ward, Wicks, and Zbur) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ahrens COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alvarez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bauer-Kahan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Berman COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Boerner COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bonta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bryan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Carrillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Castillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Dixon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ellis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Flora COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gabriel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gipson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Haney COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hart COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hoover COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Johnson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Krell COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lackey COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lee COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lowenthal COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY …

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Sponsors

• Ash Kalra (D, AD25) · primary sponsor
• Dawn Addis (D, AD30)
• Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D, AD04)
• Patrick Ahrens (D, AD26)
• David Alvarez (D, AD80)
• Ávila Farías, Anamarie (D, AD15)
• Jasmeet Bains (D, AD35)
• Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D, AD16)
• Berman, Marc (D, AD23)
• Tasha Boerner (D, AD77)
• Mia Bonta (D, AD18)
• Isaac Bryan (D, AD55)

Latest actions

1. August 20, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 187, Statutes of 2026.
2. August 20, 2026: Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3:30 p.m.
3. August 18, 2026: Enrolled measure version corrected.
4. August 13, 2026: Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 5353.)
5. August 13, 2026: Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0.)
6. August 13, 2026: In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
7. May 13, 2026: From committee: Ordered to third reading.
8. May 5, 2026: In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
9. May 4, 2026: Adopted and to Senate. (Page 4906.)
10. May 4, 2026: Coauthors revised.

Votes

• Assembly 3rd Reading ACR159 Kalra et al. By Reyes (August 13, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (April 21, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is ACR159?

ACR159 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Indigent defense.

What is the status of ACR159?

Chaptered as of August 20, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 187, Statutes of 2026. (August 20, 2026).

Who sponsored ACR159?

Ash Kalra (D, AD25), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for ACR159?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260ACR159