--- type: "Bill" title: "Criminal procedure: sentencing." description: "Prior law, in effect until January 1, 2020, required a sentencing court to impose an additional one-year term for each prior separate prison term or county jail felony term served by the defendant for a nonviolent felony, as specified. Prior law, in effect until January 1, 2018, also required a sentencing court to impose on a defendant convicted of specified crimes relating to controlled substances, an additional 3-year term for each prior conviction of specified controlled substances crimes. Existing law limits the imposition of these sentencing enhancements to certain specified circumstances." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20232024" identifier: "SB 285" citation: "California SB 285 (20232024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Criminal procedure", "sentencing"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Allen"] version_count: 8 action_count: 31 vote_count: 8 first_action: "2023-02-01" last_action: "2024-09-29" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47f9dc32-8677-4a6e-9f46-fb2c56b87e0a" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB285" source_hash: "666abe80a02338e96e59859b31fd2f0df605ea09f0d601b354ffc1b430778397" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"] --- # California SB 285 (20232024) — Criminal procedure: sentencing. Prior law, in effect until January 1, 2020, required a sentencing court to impose an additional one-year term for each prior separate prison term or county jail felony term served by the defendant for a nonviolent felony, as specified. Prior law, in effect until January 1, 2018, also required a sentencing court to impose on a defendant convicted of specified crimes relating to controlled substances, an additional 3-year term for each prior conviction of specified controlled substances crimes. Existing law limits the imposition of these sentencing enhancements to certain specified circumstances. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/01/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB285&version=20230SB28599INT) 2. **04/11/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB285&version=20230SB28598AMD) 3. **06/04/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB285&version=20230SB28597AMD) 4. **07/03/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB285&version=20230SB28596AMD) 5. **08/19/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB285&version=20230SB28595AMD) 6. **09/29/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB285&version=20230SB28593CHP) 7. **SB285** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB285) 8. **09/03/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB285&version=20230SB28594ENR) ## Votes - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–0** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading — **33–3** (pass) · upper - Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **14–0** (pass) · lower - That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — **5–0** (pass) · upper - Unfinished Business SB285 Allen Concurrence — **39–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] — **15–2** (pass) · lower - SB 285 Allen Senate Third Reading By McCarty — **71–1** (pass) · lower - Do pass — **12–1** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Allen — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2023-02-01** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2023-02-02** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 4. - **2023-02-09** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. `referral-committee` - **2023-03-06** Set for hearing April 17. - **2023-04-11** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee` - **2023-04-17** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1. Page 746.) (April 17). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-04-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2023-05-15** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 3. Page 1072.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2023-05-15** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2023-05-26** Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and G.O. `referral-committee` - **2023-06-20** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 15. Noes 2.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on G.O. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee` - **2024-06-04** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee` - **2024-06-06** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. `referral-committee` - **2024-07-03** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 2). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-07-03** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee` - **2024-08-07** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 7). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-08-08** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-08-15** From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member McCarty. - **2024-08-15** Ordered to third reading. - **2024-08-19** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-08-19** Ordered to third reading. - **2024-08-26** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 6511.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-08-26** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2024-08-26** Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). `referral-committee` - **2024-08-26** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5416.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB S. `committee-passage, referral-committee` - **2024-08-28** Set for hearing August 28. - **2024-08-28** From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5622.) `committee-passage` - **2024-08-29** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5633.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - **2024-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2024-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 979, Statutes of 2024. `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47f9dc32-8677-4a6e-9f46-fb2c56b87e0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).