Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20232024/sb-285.md
T
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

102 lines
7.7 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
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] — **80** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **333** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **140** (pass) · lower
- That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — **50** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB285 Allen Concurrence — **390** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] — **152** (pass) · lower
- SB 285 Allen Senate Third Reading By McCarty — **711** (pass) · lower
- Do pass — **121** (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).