Ben Hueso
- Democratic
Author
Existing law generally requires that an inmate released on parole or postrelease community supervision be returned to the county of last legal residence. Existing law authorizes an inmate to be returned to another county or city if it would be in the best interests of the public. Existing law requires the paroling authority, in making that decision, to consider specified factors, including, among others, the need to protect the life or safety of a victim, and the verified existence of a work offer or educational or vocational training program. This bill would, for the factor relating to the verified existence of a work offer or educational or vocational training program, require that the offer or training program be chosen by the inmate. The bill would additionally add as a factor the existence of a housing option in another county, as specified. The bill would require the inmate, absent evidence that the parole transfer would present a threat to public safety, to be released in the county in the location of a verified existence of a postsecondary educational or vocational training program of the inmate's choice, or of a verified existence of a work offer, the inmate's family, outpatient treatment, or housing. The bill would also require a person on parole, absent that it would present a threat to public safety, to be granted a permit to travel outside the county of commitment to a location where the person has postsecondary educational or vocational training program opportunities, an employment opportunity, or inpatient or outpatient treatment. The bill would require a person on parole, absent that it would present a threat to public safety, to be granted approval of an application to transfer residency and parole to another county where the person has a verified existence of a postsecondary educational or vocational training program chosen by the inmate, or a verified existence of a work offer, the person's family, inpatient or outpatient treatment, or housing. The bill would require a parole agent to provide a written response to these requests within 14 days, and, if they deny the request, to include in writing the reasons for why granting the request would present a threat to public safety. The bill would authorize the department and probation officers to extend those provisions to individuals released on postrelease community supervision, and would find and declare that the Legislature strongly encourages the department and probation officers to do so. The bill would make these changes operative on and after January 1, 2024.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 826, Statutes of 2022.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 5313.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 11).
August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
June 14 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
June 8 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 3883.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3778.) (May 19).
Set for hearing May 19.
April 25 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 25.
April 18 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing April 18.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3256.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Set for hearing March 29.
From printer.
Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB990 | HTML |
| 02/14/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/16/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/19/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/14/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/23/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/01/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/29/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/25/22- Senate Public Safety | |
| 04/22/22- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/19/22- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/23/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/20/22- Assembly Public Safety | |
| 08/01/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/17/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/23/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/29/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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