Brian Jones
- Republican
- Senator
- District 40
Author
Existing law punishes specified crimes, including, among others, some forms of murder and rape, with imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole. Existing law states that an inmate imprisoned under a life sentence shall not be paroled until they have served the greater of either 7 years or the minimum term set in their sentence. Existing law requires the Board of Parole Hearings to, in considering a parole for an inmate, consider all statements and recommendations which may have been submitted by the judge, district attorney, and sheriff, as specified, and recommendations of other persons interested in the granting or denying of parole. This bill would require the board to consider in a parole suitability hearing for an inmate imprisoned under a life sentence specified photographs.
July 15 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 9. Page 1520.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1197.) (May 23).
Set for hearing May 23.
April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing April 28.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 709.) (April 8).
Set for hearing April 8.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB356 | HTML |
| 02/12/25 - Introduced | |
| 04/09/25 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/04/25- Senate Public Safety | |
| 04/25/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/25/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 07/14/25- Assembly Public Safety | PDF PDF |
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