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AB-2450 • 2026

Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements.

Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements.

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
2026-04-07
Official status
In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included terms and concepts not directly supported by the official source material, such as 'initiative statute'.

Sentencing Rules for Drug Cases

This law would change how courts can dismiss certain enhancements related to drug possession and trafficking during sentencing.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the rules about when a court must or may dismiss an enhancement in drug cases.
  • Allows courts more flexibility to dismiss specific enhancements if it is fair to do so.
  • Does not allow dismissal of some enhancements if certain laws say they cannot be dismissed.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Courts that handle drug possession and trafficking cases
  • People charged with drug crimes

Terms To Know

enhancement
An additional charge or penalty added to a crime, often making it more serious.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and is no longer active.
  • It only applies to specific enhancements related to drug possession and trafficking.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-07 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage.

  2. 2026-03-18 California Legislative Information

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

  3. 2026-03-09 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  4. 2026-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  5. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2450, as introduced, Johnson.
Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements.
Existing law generally authorizes a court to dismiss an action in the furtherance of justice. Existing law requires a court to dismiss an enhancement if it is in the furtherance of justice to do so, except if dismissal of that enhancement is prohibited by any initiative statute.
This bill would make the above-described requirement to dismiss an enhancement inapplicable to specified enhancements related to drug possession and trafficking, and would instead authorize the court to dismiss those specified enhancements if it is in the furtherance of justice to do so, except if dismissal of that enhancement is prohibited by any initiative statute.

Current Bill Text

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