Existing law authorizes, when a defendant has been committed to the state prison or to a county jail for the commission of a felony, the court to recall the sentence and either reduce a defendant's term by modifying the sentence, or vacate the conviction and impose judgment on any necessarily included lesser offense or lesser related offense and, with the agreement of the district attorney or attorney general, resentence the defendant to a reduced term. Existing law authorizes a defendant to be resentenced pursuant to these provisions upon the court's own motion within 120 days of the date of commitment, or upon the recommendation of specified individuals, including, among others, the district attorney of the county in which the defendant was sentenced. Existing law authorizes the court to consider postconviction factors, including evidence that reflects that circumstances have changed since the original sentencing so that continued incarceration is no longer in the interest of justice. Existing law establishes a presumption favoring recall and resentencing of the defendant that can only be overcome if a court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.
California AB 600 (20232024) — Criminal procedure: resentencing.
Existing law authorizes, when a defendant has been committed to the state prison or to a county jail for the commission of a felony, the court to recall the sentence and either reduce a defendant's term by modifying the sentence, or vacate the conviction and impose judgment on any necessarily included lesser offense or lesser related offense and, with the agreement of the district attorney or attorney general, resentence the defendant to a reduced term. Existing law authorizes a defendant to be resentenced pursuant to these provisions upon the court's own motion within 120 days of the date of commitment, or upon the recommendation of specified individuals, including, among others, the district attorney of the county in which the defendant was sentenced. Existing law authorizes the court to consider postconviction factors, including evidence that reflects that circumstances have changed since the original sentencing so that continued incarceration is no longer in the interest of justice. Existing law establishes a presumption favoring recall and resentencing of the defendant that can only be overcome if a court finds the defendant is an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–1 (pass) · upper
AB 600 Ting Assembly Third Reading — 48–17 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB600 Ting et al. By Bradford — 28–10 (pass) · upper
AB 600 Ting Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 50–17 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Ting — primary (person)
Bryan — coauthor (person)
Gipson — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-09 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-10 From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
2023-02-17 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2023-03-07 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-08 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2023-03-14 Coauthors revised.
2023-03-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (March 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-26 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 17. Page 2026.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-06-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-06-14 Referred to Com. on PUB S. referral-committee
2023-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-14 In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. referral-committee
2023-09-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2023-09-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-07 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 2704.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-13 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2023-09-13 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 17. Page 3470.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2023-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 446, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b1e339e0-a919-4ad7-affc-4ba1cc236019. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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