Bills

AB 2342: Parole.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Assembly
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-03-16

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-09: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Board of Parole Hearings with respect to the granting, denial, revocation, or suspension of parole of a person sentenced to an indeterminate term upon conviction of murder. Existing law classifies certain felonies as violent felonies for purposes of various provisions of the Penal Code.

This bill would additionally authorize the Governor to reverse or modify the decision of the board to grant parole to an inmate sentenced for conviction of a violent felony to an indeterminate prison term, as specified, or to a determinate prison term, as specified, if the boards decision is to grant the inmate parole pursuant to the Elderly Parole Program or youth offender parole program.

These provisions would become operative only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment ____ of the 202526 Regular Session is approved by the voters at the November 3, 2026, statewide election.

Existing law requires a housing development project, as defined, within a specified distance of a transit-oriented development (TOD) stop, as defined, to be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing development on any site zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development, if the development complies with specified requirements, as applicable.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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