CaliforniaCrimes: criminal threats.
What it does
Existing law makes it a crime to willfully threaten to commit a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, as specified. Under existing law, this crime is punishable as a misdemeanor or by imprisonment in state prison as a felony. Existing law, for the purposes of sentencing for a felony violation of these provisions, authorizes the court to consider, as a factor in aggravation, that the defendant willfully threatened to commit a crime that would result in the death or great bodily injury of a state constitutional officer, a Member of the Legislature, or a judge or court commissioner, as specified.
More detail
This bill would additionally authorize the court to consider, as a factor in aggravation, that the defendant willfully threatened to commit a crime that would result in the death or great bodily injury of an elections official of a city, county, city and county, or public district, or an elected local agency official, as specified.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Sep 20Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 412, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 20Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 2Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 6022.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB239 Arreguín Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 5926.)Minor
- Vote recorded That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5618.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Aug 24Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).Minor
- Aug 20In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 239 Arreguín Senate Third Reading By Pacheco. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 20Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6298.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jul 2Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30).Major
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 17From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Major
- Jun 1Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- May 28From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Major
- May 11Referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Jan 27In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 11. Page 3306.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Jan 26Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jan 22Ordered to second reading.Minor
- Jan 22From inactive file on motion of Senator Arreguín.
- 2025
- Jun 3Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Arreguín.
- May 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 7From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 1026.) (May 6).Minor
- May 6
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 8Set for hearing May 6.
- Apr 7Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Apr 3From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 636.) (April 2).Major
- Apr 2
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24Set for hearing April 2.
- Feb 14Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.Minor
- Feb 3From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2.
- Jan 30Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced