Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Summary
The bill amends Penal Code §3000.01 to let courts remand parole violators convicted of first‑ or second‑degree murder to state prison or, if not remanded, to county jail. It also fixes parole lengths—two years for determinate sentences and three years for life sentences—with specific review and discharge timelines. The changes aim to standardize parole supervision and clarify existing procedures.
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From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 841.) (April 22). · Apr 24, 2025
Hearings
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · May 23, 2025
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · May 5, 2025
- Public Safety Committee HearingPublic Safety · Apr 22, 2025
History
- Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
- May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Set for hearing May 23.
- May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Set for hearing May 5.
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 841.) (April 22).
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
- Set for hearing April 22.
- April 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Set for hearing April 1.
- Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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Sponsors
- Archuleta · sponsor
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