AB 665 — Veterans who were convicted of a felony prior to January 1, 2015 who may have suffered various PTSD or other emotional issues as the result of their service to petition for a recall of sentence under specified conditions. This bill passed the legislature but is currently held in the Senate Appropriations Suspense file, pending budgetary action to provide funds for implementation.
SB 1242 — Adds language requiring additional conditions to grant parole be codified, including demonstration of remorse and insight, reasonable time free of disciplinary, realistic post release plans, all of which are already part of parole consideration, though not in legal terms. The real purpose of the bill would be to exclude from YOPH consideration those prisoners whose victim was a peace officer or former peace officer. This bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on Public Safety.
SB 1437 — Proposed change to the felony murder rule, that would remove malice from consideration in a crime unless the individual charged personally committed the homicidal act, acted with premeditated intent to aid and abet that act where in death occurred or the person was a major participant in the underlying felony and acted in reckless indifference to human life. It would also be retrospective, providing a method of resentencing those convicted of first or second-degree murder under the felony murder rule or the natural and probable consequences doctrine. This bill has passed the Senate and is now in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
SB 1279 — An act to amend Section 1170.1 of the Penal Code, relating to sentencing. Double the base term-Active Bill-This bill is in committee process
AB 2138 — Licensing boards: denial of application: revocation or suspension of licensure: criminal conviction-Active Bill-This bill is in committee process
SB 1393 — An act to amend Sections 667 and 1385 of the Penal Code, relating to sentencing year enhancement-Assembly Appropriations Committee.