AB 2133 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Inmate release: notice to victims.

Summary

Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, county sheriff, or director of the local department of corrections to give notice not less than 15 days prior to the release from the state prison or a county jail of any person who is convicted of specified crimes, including a felony offense involving domestic violence, or of any change in the parole status or relevant change in the parole location of the convicted person or if the convicted person absconds from supervision while on parole, to any person the court identifies as a victim of the offense, a family member of the victim, or a witness to the offense. This bill would require notice not less than 20 days prior to the release instead of 15 days.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Last action Mar 18, 2026

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02/18/26 - Introduced → AB2133 · 2 edits

MINOR

AB 2133 increases the advance notice period before an inmate's release from 15 days to 20 days, giving victims, family members, and witnesses more time to prepare. The bill also makes minor gender-neutral pronoun updates throughout the section. These changes affect California Penal Code Section 646.92, which governs victim notification for inmates convicted of specified crimes including felony domestic violence.

REQUIREMENT

The minimum advance notice period before release from state prison or county jail is increased from 15 days to 20 days, giving victims and their families five additional days to prepare for the inmate's return.

TECHNICAL

Gender-neutral language updates: 'his or her' changed to 'the person's' and 'his or her their' changed to 'their' in references to the victim, family member, or witness requesting notification.

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Committee

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors