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CA AB 1279

dead

Criminal procedure: sentencing.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Existing law, added by Proposition 184, approved at the November 8, 1994, statewide general election, and amended by the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012, approved as Proposition 36 at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election, commonly known as the Three Strikes Law, imposes additional years of imprisonment in state prison on a person who commits a serious or violent felony and has been convicted of, or who has a prior conviction for, a serious or violent felony. A prior juvenile adjudication constitutes a prior serious or violent felony conviction for purposes of this sentence enhancement if the juvenile was 16 years of age at the time and other requirements are met. The Legislature may directly amend these initiatives by a statute passed in each house by a 23 vote, or by a statute that becomes effective only when approved by the voters. This bill would amend those initiative statutes by prohibiting a prior juvenile adjudication from being considered a prior serious or violent felony conviction for purposes of sentence enhancement. The bill would provide a means of vacating a prior juvenile adjudication and resentencing a defendant on any remaining counts, as specified. By requiring the participation of district attorneys and public defenders in the resentencing process, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-02 — Died on inactive file.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sharp-Collinsauthor
  • Bryancoauthor
  • Elhawarycoauthor
  • Haneycoauthor
  • McKinnorcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-03-13

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  5. 2025-04-10

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 8).

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  6. 2025-04-21

    Read second time and amended.

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  7. 2025-04-22

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  8. 2025-04-30

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

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (May 23).

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  10. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2025-06-05

    Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Sharp-Collins.

  12. 2026-02-02

    Died on inactive file.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-08 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Mark González: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Lackey: no
    • Ramos: other
    • Alanis: other
    • Nguyen: other

  • Do pass.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 9-3

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ta: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Sanchez: other
    • Calderon: other
    • Arambula: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1279

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