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Authors Schiavo  
Coauthors: Schultz  
Subject Threatening a witness: assisting a prosecution.
Relating To relating to crimes.
Title An act to amend Section 136.1 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-06
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-06     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 373, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-06     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-15     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-08     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2613.).
2025-09-08     In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-29     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-07     In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-06-24     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-11     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1835.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-04-09     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-03-26     Coauthors revised.
2025-03-26     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-02-24     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-02-12     From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2025-02-11     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-06
Enrolled     2025-09-10
Introduced     2025-02-11
Analyses TBD
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Existing law makes it a crime to knowingly and maliciously prevent or dissuade, or attempt to prevent or dissuade, a witness or victim from causing a complaint, indictment, information, or probation or parole violation to be sought and prosecuted, and assisting in the prosecution thereof.

This bill would also make other technical, nonsubstantive changes.