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AB-2438 • 2026

Imprisonment.

Imprisonment.

Crime
Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Johnson
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Died - Public Safety
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status shows 'Passed Legislature' but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata or text.

AB-2438: Changes Where Some Felony Sentences Are Served

This law requires some people with felony sentences totaling more than six years to serve their time in state prison instead of county jail.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires certain felony sentences resulting in a total term over six years to be served in state prison.
  • Keeps existing rules that send violent or serious offenders and sex offenders to state prison.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Defendants with felony sentences under specified laws where the total imprisonment term exceeds six years.
  • People already required by law to serve time in state prison due to serious, violent, or sex offenses.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not specify an effective date for this bill.
  • The rule only applies to felony sentences punishable under specific existing provisions.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Died - Public Safety

Official Summary Text

Imprisonment.