Existing law, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, enacted by Proposition 47, as approved by the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election, reduced the penalties for various crimes. Under the provisions of the act, a person currently convicted of a felony or felonies who would have been guilty of a misdemeanor under the act if the act had been in effect at the time of the conviction may petition or apply to have the sentence reduced in accordance with the act. That act requires that this petition or application be filed before November 4, 2017, or at a later date upon a showing of good cause.
California AB 2765 (20152016) — Proposition 47: sentence reduction.
Existing law, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, enacted by Proposition 47, as approved by the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election, reduced the penalties for various crimes. Under the provisions of the act, a person currently convicted of a felony or felonies who would have been guilty of a misdemeanor under the act if the act had been in effect at the time of the conviction may petition or apply to have the sentence reduced in accordance with the act. That act requires that this petition or application be filed before November 4, 2017, or at a later date upon a showing of good cause.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-19 Introduced. To print. introduction
2016-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2016-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2016-03-10 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-04-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-04 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (May 4). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4852.) reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 5050.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2016-06-09 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-06-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-01 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2016-08-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-24 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 5339.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-26 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2016-09-02 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.
2016-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 767, Statutes of 2016.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9a928f98-b1c8-4966-8388-170f83b312f6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).