AB2456 - Courts: Commission on Judicial Performance.

Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2026 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2456 Introduced by Assembly Member Harabedian February 20, 2026 An act relating to vehicles. to add Section 68705 to the Government Code, relating to courts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2456, as amended, Harabedian. Vehicles: vehicle accidents. Courts: Commission on Judicial Performance. The California Constitution establishes the Commission on Judicial Performance and authorizes the commission to disqualify, suspend, retire, or censure a judge for specified acts of misconduct or for disability that seriously interferes with the performance of the judge’s duties or that is, or is likely to become, permanent. The California Constitution requires the commission to make rules for the investigation of judges and authorizes the commission to provide for the confidentiality of complaints to, and investigations by, the commission. Existing statutory law also governs procedures for the conduct of these investigations. Existing law requires state and local departments and their employees to cooperate with the commission in an investigation conducted by the commission. This bill would authorize courts to display on their public internet website information that the Commission on Judicial Performance prepares and provides that clearly and concisely presents the Commission on Judicial Performance’s mission, its process for submitting a complaint, and information about what constitutes a violation of the Code of Judicial Ethics. Existing law imposes specified requirements, including requirements related to accident reports, on the driver of a vehicle involved in an an accident resulting in injury or death, as provided. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation related to vehicle accidents. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO YES Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 68705 is added to the Government Code, to read: 68705. Courts may display on their public internet website information that the Commission on Judicial Performance prepares and provides that clearly and concisely presents the Commission on Judicial Performance’s mission, its processes for submitting a complaint, and information about what constitutes a violation of the Code of Judicial Ethics. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation related to vehicle accidents.