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AB690Introduced in the Assembly

Criminal procedure: indigent defense compensation.

Passed

Introduced by Nick Schultz, District 44

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Section 987.2 of, and to add Section 987.7 to, the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 359, Statutes of 2026.

September 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: AB 690 Schultz Concurrence in Senate Amendments · August 28, 2026

59

Yes

11

No

9

Absent or Not Voting

79 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1No
Chris Rogers2Yes
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5No
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Absent
David Tangipa8No
Heath Flora9Absent
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes
Lori Wilson11Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  3. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  5. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25).

  7. Read second time and amended.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  10. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (May 23).

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

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 9. Page 1905.)

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  16. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  19. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  20. In committee: Held under submission.

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 11.).

  25. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  26. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 11. Page 6802.).

  27. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  28. Approved by the Governor.

  29. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 359, Statutes of 2026.

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