AB 965 California Assembly · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Youth offender hearings.

Summary

Existing law requires the Board of Parole Hearings to conduct a youth offender parole hearing for offenders sentenced to state prison who committed specified crimes when they were under 25 years of age. Existing law makes a person who was convicted of a controlling offense that was committed when the person was 25 years of age or younger and for which the sentence is a determinate sentence eligible for release on parole at a youth offender hearing by the board during the person's 15th year of incarceration. Existing law makes a person who was convicted of a controlling offense that was committed when the person was 25 years of age or younger and for which the sentence is a life term of less than 25 years to life eligible for release on parole at a youth offender hearing by the board during the person's 20th year of incarceration. Existing law makes a person who was convicted of a controlling offense that was committed when the person was 25 years of age or younger and for which the sentence is a life term of 25 years to life eligible for release on parole at a youth offender hearing by the board during the person's 25th year of incarceration. This bill would require a person's youth offender parole hearing to occur within 6 months of the first year they become eligible for a youth offender parole hearing under those provisions. The bill would also authorize the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to authorize those persons to obtain an earlier youth offender parole hearing by adopting regulations pursuant to specified provisions of the California Constitution.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2019

Committee Review

Aug 2019

Assembly Passage

May 2019

Senate Passage

Sep 2019

Signed into Law

Oct 2019

Introduced Feb 21, 2019 Signed Oct 8, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Sep 9, 2019 · Assembly May 24, 2019

How they voted

25–10

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 37

Sep 9, 2019

D Democratic28

25 Yea 2 Nay 1

89% Yea

R Republican9

8 Nay 1

88% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Oct 8, 2019

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Sep 10, 2019

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 47. Noes 27. Page 3270.).

lower

Sep 9, 2019

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

lower

Sep 9, 2019

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 2668.).

upper

Aug 30, 2019

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Aug 30, 2019

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 30).

upper

Aug 12, 2019

Committee

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

upper

Jun 25, 2019

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 6, 2019

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

upper

May 24, 2019

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 23. Page 1977.)

lower

May 16, 2019

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 16, 2019

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 16).

lower

Apr 10, 2019

Committee

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

lower

Apr 2, 2019

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 4, 2019

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

Feb 22, 2019

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors