AB 767 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Sexually violent predators: schools.

Summary

Existing law provides for the civil commitment of a person who is determined to be a sexually violent predator. Existing law establishes a procedure by which a person committed as a sexually violent predator may petition for conditional release and requires the court, if it makes a specified determination, to place the person on conditional release. Existing law generally requires that a person released on conditional release pursuant to these provisions be placed in the person's county of domicile prior to their incarceration unless extraordinary circumstances exist requiring placement outside the county, as specified. Existing law prohibits a person being released under these provisions from being placed within 14 mile of any public or private school, as specified, if the person has previously been convicted of specified sexual misconduct of a child or if the court finds that the person has a history of improper sexual conduct with children. This bill would additionally prohibit a person being released under the above-described provisions from being placed within 14 mile of a day care center. The bill would define a day care center and private school for purposes of these provisions and would prohibit the subsequent establishment of a day care center or private school, including a private school that is a home, from rendering an existing placement noncompliant, as specified.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Aug 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Aug 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

06/10/26 - Amended Senate → 08/13/26 - Amended Senate · 5 edits · Aug 13, 2026

MODERATE

The August 13 amendment extends the 'grandfathering' protection for existing placements to day care centers, matching protections that previously applied only to private schools. It also adds clarifying definitions specifying what counts as an 'existing placement' (including locations a person returns to after a revocation) and when 'at the time of a person's placement' occurs (when the location was first recommended or identified). These changes prevent new day care centers or private schools from being opened near a released person's housing to force a relocation.

DEFINITION

Day care center definition now includes a provision that a day care center only counts if it was operating at the time of the person's placement, and that subsequently opening a new day care center will not make an existing placement noncompliant. Previously this protection applied only to private schools.

New clause (A)(ii) defines 'existing placement' for day care centers as including any location where a person is placed or was placed before revocation of conditional release and later returned to that same location.

New clause (A)(iii) clarifies that 'at the time of a person's placement' for day care centers means when the location was recommended or proposed under Section 6609.1 or was identified and being considered, whichever comes first.

New clause (B)(iii) adds the same 'existing placement' definition for private schools, covering situations where a person is returned to a prior placement location after revocation of conditional release.

New clause (B)(iv) clarifies that 'at the time of a person's placement' for private schools means when the location was recommended or proposed under Section 6609.1 or was identified and being considered, whichever comes first.

Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2026 · Assembly Jan 26, 2026

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Aug 27, 2026

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Aug 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Aug 27, 2026

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

lower

Aug 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

upper

Aug 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

upper

Aug 13, 2026

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

upper

Jun 22, 2026

Committee

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

upper

Jun 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 9, 2026

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 9).

upper

May 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

upper

Jan 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 3832.)

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Jan 6, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors