AB 2378 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program.

Summary

Existing law establishes the Board of State and Community Corrections. Existing law establishes the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program (CalVIP) award grants to cities disproportionately impacted by community gun violence to fund gun violence reduction initiatives. Existing law authorizes the board to award these grants and to create an executive steering committee for the program. Existing law authorizes the board to reserve up to $2,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the program each year for the costs of administering and promoting the effectiveness of the program. This bill would create the Office of Community Violence Intervention within the Board of State and Community Corrections, and would require the office to be led by a director appointed by the board. The bill would require the board to select the director. The bill would require the board to consult with organizations in the field of community violence intervention on factors to consider when evaluating candidates. The bill would also require the board to consider certain factors when selecting a director. The bill would require the office to, among other things, advise the board on the implementation of community violence intervention and prevention policies, provide technical assistance for community violence intervention and prevention organizations and CalVIP grantees, and, on July 1, 2028, and every 2 years thereafter, to produce a report on community violence intervention and prevention, as specified. This bill would require the office to administer CalVIP, as specified. The bill would require the office to recommend grant awardees to the board and to convene and facilitate the executive steering committee for the program. The bill would require the board to reserve at least $1,000,000 and would authorize the board to reserve up to 5% of the funds appropriated for the program each year for the purposes of the office administering and promoting the effectiveness of the program.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Aug 2026

Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Aug 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Aug 27, 2026

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What changed between versions

06/11/26 - Amended Senate → AB2378 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from its Senate-amended version to enrolled status after passing both chambers (Senate August 26, 2026; Assembly August 27, 2026). The only substantive correction was fixing a subdivision numbering error in Section 14130.5 where a duplicate label '(b)' was corrected to '(c)'. All remaining changes are formatting and status-related.

TECHNICAL

Fixed a subdivision numbering error in Penal Code Section 14130.5: the second subdivision labeled '(b)' (covering the Office of Community Violence Intervention's duties) was corrected to '(c)', resolving a duplicate label that would have created ambiguity in statutory references.

The legislative counsel digest heading changed from 'AB 2378, as amended, Gabriel' to 'AB 2378, Gabriel', reflecting the bill's enrolled status rather than its prior amended-in-senate status.

02/19/26 - Introduced → 06/11/26 - Amended Senate · 5 edits · Jun 11, 2026

MODERATE

The Senate amendment to AB 2378 adds a detailed director selection process requiring the Board of State and Community Corrections to consult with community violence intervention organizations and consider lived experience, field knowledge, and leadership history when selecting the Office of Community Violence Intervention director. It also adds a new provision requiring input from cities with populations under 30,000 on how to determine 'compelling need' for grant eligibility, changes the office's administrative funding from a discretionary maximum of $2 million to a mandatory minimum of $1 million, and shifts several operational reporting and evaluation duties from the board directly to the new office.

REQUIREMENT

New subdivision (b) in Section 14130.5 requires the board to consult with community violence intervention organizations on candidate evaluation factors and mandates consideration of three minimum criteria for the director: lived experience with violence, first-hand knowledge of affected communities, and demonstrated leadership history in the field.

ELIGIBILITY

New provision in Section 14131(e)(3)(C) requires the board to take input from cities with populations under 30,000 residents on how to determine 'compelling need' for grant eligibility, extending the existing tribal government accommodation to small cities.

FISCAL

Section 14131(l)(1) changes the office's administrative funding from a discretionary maximum of $2 million ('may reserve up to two million dollars') to a mandatory minimum of $1 million ('shall reserve at least one million dollars'), while retaining the 5 percent cap on total funds that may be reserved.

TECHNICAL

Multiple provisions in Section 14131 shift operational responsibilities from the board to the Office of Community Violence Intervention, including grantee progress reporting (subdivision m), impact report preparation (subdivision n), public availability of evaluations (subdivision o), and capacity-building fund recommendations (subdivision l(2)).

Section 14130.5 is restructured: the office duties previously in subdivision (b) are moved to a new subdivision (c) to make room for the new director selection provisions in subdivision (b).

Floor votes · Senate Aug 26, 2026 · Assembly May 28, 2026

How they voted

31–5

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Aug 26, 2026

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

1 Yea 5 Nay 4

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Aug 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 3.).

lower

Aug 26, 2026

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

lower

Aug 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 5.).

upper

Aug 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

upper

Aug 3, 2026

Committee

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

upper

Jun 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 11, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

upper

Jun 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

upper

May 28, 2026

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (69-0-10)

assembly

May 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.)

lower

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 14).

lower

May 13, 2026

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors