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Authors Stefani  
Subject Restitution: priority.
Relating To relating to restitution.
Title An act to amend Section 1202.4 of the Penal Code, relating to restitution.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-01
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Status Chaptered
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2025-10-01     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-01     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 184, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-15     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-04     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2911.).
2025-09-02     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2389.).
2025-07-07     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-03     Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-06-27     From Consent Calendar.
2025-06-27     Ordered to third reading.
2025-06-24     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-06-23     From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-06-10     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-14     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-05-01     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1387.)
2025-05-01     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-24     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-20     Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-03-19     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-19     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-01
Enrolled     2025-09-08
Amended Senate     2025-07-03
Amended Assembly     2025-03-19
Introduced     2025-02-21
Analyses TBD
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The California Constitution entitles the victim of a crime to restitution. Existing law requires the court in each criminal case to order a convicted defendant to pay full restitution to the victim and a separate restitution fine, as specified. Existing law makes a restitution order in a case in which a victim suffered economic loss as a result of the defendant’s conduct, as specified, enforceable as if it were a civil judgment.

This bill, the Restitution First Act, would also require that a restitution order be paid before all fines, restitution fines, penalty assessments, and other fees, as specified. The bill would also make nonsubstantive, conforming changes.