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CaliforniaAB 8122025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.
Sponsored By: Sade Elhawary (Democratic), Josh Lowenthal (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Broader power to reduce sentences
Courts can recall and resentence you within 120 days of commitment, or later if the law changed or key officials recommend it. Officials include CDCR, the Parole Board, county corrections, the district attorney, or the Attorney General. Any new sentence cannot be longer than the old one. The court can cut your term or erase the conviction and enter a lesser offense, but you must agree to any lesser offense. The court must use Judicial Council rules and any later laws that reduce sentences. It must weigh your rehabilitation, age, time served, health, changed facts, and trauma or youth at the time. All time you already served counts toward the new sentence.
Faster, fairer resentencing and referrals
When CDCR, the Parole Board, a county correctional leader, the district attorney, or the Attorney General asks for resentencing, the court presumes it should grant it unless you now pose an unreasonable risk to public safety. The court must notify you, set a status conference within 30 days, and appoint a lawyer. The court must explain its reasons on the record. It cannot deny resentencing or reject an agreement without a hearing, and you may appear by video unless your lawyer asks for you in person. If both sides agree, the court can resentence you without a hearing. Victims can ask to be heard by telling the prosecutor within 15 days, and the court must allow it. After the decision, the court must tell you how to appeal and the deadlines.
Resentencing path for incarcerated firefighters
By July 1, 2027, CDCR must set rules to refer Conservation Camp participants, former participants still in custody, and prison firehouse workers for resentencing using the extraordinary conduct process. The rules must allow referrals for people with two or more years left to serve. The rules cannot exclude someone just because of past or pending parole hearing dates. The rules also cannot require a minimum time served to be considered.
Limits on plea‑deal resentencing
If the court recalls your sentence on its own and your conviction came from a plea deal, it cannot replace it with a lesser offense unless both you and the prosecutor agree. If the case was prosecuted by the state Department of Justice, the Attorney General must agree.
No right to file your own request
You are not entitled to file your own resentencing petition under this section. If you ask the court to consider you, the court does not have to respond.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Sade Elhawary
Democratic • House
Josh Lowenthal
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
LaShae Sharp-Collins
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 9/10/2025
Item 254 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 57 • No: 5
Senate vote • 9/9/2025
Item 321 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 30 • No: 10
legislature vote • 8/29/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 5 • No: 2
legislature vote • 8/18/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 7 • No: 0
legislature vote • 7/8/2025
Vote in CS72
Yes: 5 • No: 1
House vote • 6/4/2025
Item 75 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 57 • No: 4
legislature vote • 5/23/2025
Vote in CX25
Yes: 11 • No: 1
legislature vote • 3/25/2025
Vote in CX18
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 712, Statutes of 2025.
10/13/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
10/13/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
9/22/2025legislatureSenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 57. Noes 5. Page 3215.).
9/10/2025HouseIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
9/9/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2655.).
9/9/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
9/8/2025SenateRead third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
9/5/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
9/2/2025SenateRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
8/29/2025SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
8/29/2025SenateIn committee: Referred to suspense file.
8/18/2025SenateRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7/10/2025SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 8).
7/9/2025SenateReferred to Com. on PUB. S.
6/18/2025SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
6/5/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 4. Page 2058.)
6/4/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
5/27/2025HouseRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
5/23/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).
5/23/2025HouseAssembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
5/23/2025HouseIn committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
4/23/2025HouseRe-referred to Com. on APPR.
3/28/2025HouseRead second time and amended.
3/27/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25).
3/26/2025House
Bill Text
Chaptered
10/13/2025
Enrolled
9/12/2025
Amended Senate
9/5/2025
Amended Senate
8/29/2025
Amended Senate
7/10/2025
Amended Assembly
5/23/2025
Amended Assembly
3/27/2025
Introduced
2/19/2025