AB 2648 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Crimes: alternatives to incarceration.

Summary

Existing law requires a court to consider alternatives to incarceration, including, without limitation, collaborative justice court programs, diversion, restorative justice, and probation. Existing law states that it is the intent of the Legislature that the disposition of any criminal case use the least restrictive means possible. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action Feb 21, 2026

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What changed between versions

02/20/26 - Introduced → AB2648 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive changes were made to the bill text. The difference between the two versions is entirely in formatting and presentation: the introduced version was a plain-text document with line numbers, while the second version is a web page rendering that includes navigation menus, search tools, and other site UI elements around the same unchanged bill content.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a plain-text legislative document (with line numbers) into a web page layout that includes site navigation, quick search, and other interface elements. The underlying statutory language of Section 17.2 of the Penal Code is identical in both versions.

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Committee

Feb 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors