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SB 136 · 2019-20

Narrows extra prison time for prior prison terms

Official subject Sentencing.

Became law Chapter 590, Statutes of 2019

Plain-language summary

Changes a one-year sentence add-on for people convicted of a felony. Instead of applying to each prior prison or county jail felony term, the extra year applies only to prior prison terms served for a sexually violent offense.

How these summaries are written

Official summary · Legislative Counsel's Digest

Describes the final version (Chaptered, Oct. 8, 2019).

Read the official summary (2 paragraphs)

Existing law imposes an additional 3-year sentence for each prior separate prison term served by a defendant where the prior and current offense was a violent felony, as defined. For other felonies, existing law imposes an additional one-year term for each prior separate prison term or county jail felony term, except under specified circumstances.

This bill would instead impose that additional one-year term served for each prior separate prison term served for a conviction of a sexually violent offense, as defined.

Official title

An act to amend Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, relating to sentencing.

Timeline

  1. Jan. 15, 2019 Introduced
  2. May 28, 2019 Passed Senate 21 yes, 11 no
  3. Sept. 12, 2019 Passed Assembly 41 yes, 37 no
  4. Sept. 20, 2019 Enrolled and sent to the Governor
  5. Oct. 8, 2019 Signed by the Governor
  6. Oct. 8, 2019 Chaptered (became law)
Full official history (23 actions)
  1. Jan. 15, 2019 Introduced: Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
  2. Jan. 16, 2019 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.
  3. Jan. 24, 2019 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  4. Feb. 28, 2019 Set for hearing March 26.
  5. March 26, 2019 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 440.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  6. April 11, 2019 Set for hearing April 22.
  7. April 22, 2019 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
  8. April 23, 2019 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. May 28, 2019 Passed Senate: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 11. Page 1337.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  10. May 28, 2019 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  11. June 6, 2019 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  12. June 26, 2019 Coauthors revised.
  13. June 26, 2019 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  14. Aug. 14, 2019 August 14 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  15. Aug. 30, 2019 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (August 30).
  16. Sept. 3, 2019 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  17. Sept. 4, 2019 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  18. Sept. 12, 2019 Passed Assembly: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 41. Noes 37. Page 3505.) Ordered to the Senate.
  19. Sept. 13, 2019 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  20. Sept. 13, 2019 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 22. Noes 16. Page 2948.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  21. Sept. 20, 2019 Enrolled and sent to the Governor: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
  22. Oct. 8, 2019 Signed by the Governor: Approved by the Governor.
  23. Oct. 8, 2019 Chaptered (became law): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 590, Statutes of 2019.