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AB-1701 • 2026

Recall and resentencing: school shootings.

Recall and resentencing: school shootings.

Crime Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
DeMaio
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on the impact of this law on individuals involved in both school shootings and other types of offenses, or its effect on people who committed crimes other than school shootings while under 18.

Recall and Resentencing: School Shootings

This law stops people who committed school shootings from asking to have their life sentences changed if they were under 18 when the crime happened.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a rule that says someone who was involved in a school shooting cannot ask for their sentence to be reviewed or changed, even if they were younger than 18 at the time of the crime.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who were involved in school shootings and got life sentences without the chance to get out of prison.
  • Courts that decide if someone can have their sentence changed.

Terms To Know

Recall
When a person asks for their criminal sentence to be looked at again by a court.
Resentencing
When a court changes the punishment given to someone who has already been sentenced.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not address how other crimes are handled when it comes to asking for a review of life sentences.
  • It is unclear if this law will affect people who were under 18 when they committed crimes other than school shootings.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

  2. 2026-03-10 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.

  3. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  4. 2026-02-05 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.

  5. 2026-02-04 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1701, as introduced, DeMaio.
Recall and resentencing: school shootings.
Existing law allows a person sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole who was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense to petition the court for recall of their sentence and resentencing, as specified. Existing law prohibits a person from seeking recall and resentencing pursuant to these provisions if it is pleaded and proved that the person committed certain offenses and the victim was a public safety official, including any law enforcement personnel.
This bill would additionally prohibit a person from seeking recall and resentencing pursuant to these provisions for an offense that meets the definition of a school shooting, as defined.

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