California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 2152 — Parole: conditions.

Last action — From committee without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the Board of Parole Hearings in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and grants it the power to establish rules and regulations under which persons committed to state prison may be allowed to go upon parole outside the prison buildings and enclosures when eligible for parole. Existing law grants the board the power to impose on the parole of a prisoner any conditions that it may deem proper. This bill would require the board, when granting parole to a prisoner, to inquire into whether the person is a member or associate of any prison gang or criminal street gang, as defined. If the person is a verified member or associate, this bill would require the board to impose a condition on the prisoner's parole prohibiting the prisoner from participating, promoting, furthering, or assisting in any gang, from associating with any gang member, from wearing any gang colors, signs, symbols, or paraphernalia associated with gang activity, and from violating any gang abatement injunction, ordinance, or court order. This bill would provide that a person is verified as a member or associate of a gang if the person is identified as being a member or associate of a gang by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Department of Justice, or any local law enforcement agency. (2) Existing law establishes the Division of Adult Parole Operations within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Under existing law the revocation of parole is determined by the Board of Parole Hearings. Existing law prohibits the department from reporting any parole violation to the board for certain parolees. This bill would require the division to report to the board any conduct on the part of a parolee that constitutes a serious or violent felony, any assaultive conduct resulting in serious injury to the victim, the possession of specified weapons or narcotics, violations of conditions of parole, and other conduct, as specified. This bill would require the division to report to the board any conduct on the part of a parolee who was committed to prison for a serious or violent felony any criminal conduct, including felonies, misdemeanors, or infractions, and any parole violations.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From committee without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

  2. In committee: Set, final hearing. Failed passage.

  3. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

  5. In committee: Set second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

  6. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  7. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  8. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  9. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nielsen · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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Sponsors (1)

  • Nielsen

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Do pass.

Failed 2 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2401
Total 2401
% of votes cast 29%57%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Not Voting
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beall — Nay
Hill — Nay
Skinner — Nay
Ammiano — Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2152 do?
(1) Existing law establishes the Board of Parole Hearings in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and grants it the power to establish rules and regulations under which persons committed to state prison may be allowed to go upon parole outside the prison buildings and enclosures when eligible for parole. Existing law grants the board the power to impose on the parole of a prisoner any conditions that it may deem proper. This bill would require the board, when granting parole to a prisoner, to inquire into whether the person is a member or associate of any prison gang or criminal street gang, as defined. If the person is a verified member or associate, this bill would require the board to impose a condition on the prisoner's parole prohibiting the prisoner from participating, promoting, furthering, or assisting in any gang, from associating with any gang member, from wearing any gang colors, signs, symbols, or paraphernalia associated with gang activity, and from violating any gang abatement injunction, ordinance, or court order. This bill would provide that a person is verified as a member or associate of a gang if the person is identified as being a member or associate of a gang by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Department of Justice, or any local law enforcement agency. (2) Existing law establishes the Division of Adult Parole Operations within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Under existing law the revocation of parole is determined by the Board of Parole Hearings. Existing law prohibits the department from reporting any parole violation to the board for certain parolees. This bill would require the division to report to the board any conduct on the part of a parolee that constitutes a serious or violent felony, any assaultive conduct resulting in serious injury to the victim, the possession of specified weapons or narcotics, violations of conditions of parole, and other conduct, as specified. This bill would require the division to report to the board any conduct on the part of a parolee who was committed to prison for a serious or violent felony any criminal conduct, including felonies, misdemeanors, or infractions, and any parole violations.
Who sponsors AB 2152?
AB 2152 is sponsored by Nielsen.
What is the current status of AB 2152?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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