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CA SB 356

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Elderly Parole Program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 356 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 356 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 356 about?

Existing law establishes the Elderly Parole Program for the purpose of reviewing the parole suitability of inmates who are 50 years of age or older and who have served a minimum of 20 years of continuous incarceration on their sentence. If an inmate is found suitable for parole under this program, existing law requires the Board of Parole Hearings to release the individual on parole, as specified. For an inmate sentenced for certain sexually related crimes, the bill would not consider the inmate suitable for parole under the program unless the person is 65 years of age or older and has served a minimum of 25 years of continuous incarceration on their current sentence.

Who sponsors CA SB 356?

Jones is the primary sponsor of CA SB 356.

Description

Existing law establishes the Elderly Parole Program for the purpose of reviewing the parole suitability of inmates who are 50 years of age or older and who have served a minimum of 20 years of continuous incarceration on their sentence. If an inmate is found suitable for parole under this program, existing law requires the Board of Parole Hearings to release the individual on parole, as specified. For an inmate sentenced for certain sexually related crimes, the bill would not consider the inmate suitable for parole under the program unless the person is 65 years of age or older and has served a minimum of 25 years of continuous incarceration on their current sentence.

Introduced
2025-02-12
Latest action
2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jonesauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-13

    August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  3. 2026-07-02

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  4. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30).

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  5. 2026-06-03

    June 9 hearing postponed by committee.

  6. 2026-03-05

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  7. 2025-07-15

    July 15 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  8. 2025-06-16

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  9. 2025-06-05

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  10. 2025-06-04

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 9. Page 1520.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  11. 2025-05-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1197.) (May 23).

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  13. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  14. 2025-04-28

    April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  15. 2025-04-17

    Set for hearing April 28.

  16. 2025-04-09

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. 2025-04-08

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 709.) (April 8).

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  18. 2025-03-27

    Set for hearing April 8.

  19. 2025-02-19

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  20. 2025-02-13

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.

  21. 2025-02-12

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/12/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-12Compare
  • 04/09/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-09Compare
  • 03/05/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-05Compare
  • 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-07-02Compare
  • SB356Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-08 · pass · 4-2

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: no
    • Gonzalez: no

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-04-28 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: yes

  • Do pass

    2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: other

  • 3rd Reading

    2025-06-04 · pass · 26-9

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Limón: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Durazo: no
    • Gonzalez: no
    • Cortese: no
    • Menjivar: no
    • Wahab: no
    • Becker: no
    • Laird: no
    • Cabaldon: no
    • Wiener: no
    • Reyes: other
    • Weber Pierson: other
    • Ashby: other
    • Richardson: other
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: other

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

    2026-06-30 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Mark González: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Nguyen: yes

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB356

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