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AB-2133 • 2026

Inmate release: notice to victims.

Inmate release: notice to victims.

Crime
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Johnson
Last action
2026-03-18
Official status
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information about the bill's impact on existing notifications under the old rule of 15 days.

Inmate Release Notice for Victims

AB-2133 changes the law so that victims and their families get a notice at least 20 days before someone who committed certain crimes is released from prison or jail.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, county sheriff, or local corrections director to send a notice not less than 20 days prior to the release of any person convicted of specified crimes, including felony offenses involving domestic violence.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Victims of crimes who were identified by a court as needing to be informed about inmate releases.
  • Family members of victims who need to know when someone convicted of certain crimes is being released from prison or jail.
  • People working for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, county sheriff's offices, or local departments of corrections.

Terms To Know

Parole
When a person who was in prison is allowed to leave early but must follow certain rules set by the government.
Convicted
When someone has been found guilty of breaking the law after going through a trial or admitting guilt.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the notice cannot be sent 20 days before release.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect victims and families who were already notified under the old rule of 15 days.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-18 California Legislative Information

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

  2. 2026-03-02 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  3. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  4. 2026-02-18 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2133, as introduced, Johnson.
Inmate release: notice to victims.
Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, county sheriff, or director of the local department of corrections to give notice not less than 15 days prior to the release from the state prison or a county jail of any person who is convicted of specified crimes, including a felony offense involving domestic violence, or of any change in the parole status or relevant change in the parole location of the convicted person or if the convicted person absconds from supervision while on parole, to any person the court identifies as a victim of the offense, a family member of the victim, or a witness to the offense.
This bill would require notice not less than 20 days prior to the release instead of 15 days.

Current Bill Text

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