Enhancements: firearms.
Summary
Existing law imposes various sentence enhancements, consisting of additional and consecutive terms of imprisonment, including, among others, enhancements for being armed with a firearm during the commission of a felony, being armed with a firearm during the commission of a street gang crime, as defined, being armed with ammunition designed to penetrate armor during the commission of a felony, furnishing a firearm to another for the purpose of aiding, abetting, or enabling that person to commit a felony, and using a firearm during the commission of a felony. This bill would repeal those enhancements and make conforming changes. Existing law imposes a sentence enhancement in the state prison of 10 years for personally using a firearm in the commission of specified felonies, 20 years for personally and intentionally discharging a firearm in the commission of those felonies, and 25 years to life for personally and intentionally discharging a firearm and causing great bodily injury or death to any other person during the commission of those felonies. This bill would reduce those enhancements to 1, 2, and 3 years, respectively. Existing law imposes a sentence enhancement of 5, 6, or 10 years in the state prison for, with intent to inflict great bodily injury or death, discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony and inflicting great bodily injury or death in the commission of a felony. This bill would reduce that enhancement to 1, 2, or 3 years in the state prison. This bill would additionally authorize a person serving a term for those provisions as they read on or before December 31, 2021, to petition the court for a recall of sentence and to request resentencing in accordance with these changes.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2021
Last action Feb 1, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
lower
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
In committee: Held under submission.
lower
May 12, 2021
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Ash Kalra
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Stone
DDemocratic
Co
Scott Wiener
DDemocratic
Co
Wendy Carrillo
DDemocratic
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