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CA AB1741

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Blanca Pacheco

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands sexual battery to a "wobbler" offense (chargeable as misdemeanor or felony) when the perpetrator enters an inhabited dwelling, trailer coach, or inhabited portion of any building without consent before committing the offense

  • Felony penalties for this new aggravated sexual battery include 2, 3, or 4 years in state prison and fines up to $10,000; misdemeanor penalties include up to 1 year in county jail and fines up to $5,000

  • Amends Penal Code Section 243.4 alongside conforming changes to Business and Professions Code Section 728 and Civil Code Section 43.93 regarding psychotherapist-patient sexual contact definitions

  • Creates a new state-mandated local program due to establishing a new crime, though the bill specifies no state reimbursement is required for local costs

Legislative Description

Sexual battery.

Last Action

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/10/2026
Public Safety2/23/2026

Full Bill Text

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