AB-812 • 2026

Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.

Crime

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Lowenthal (A) , Elhawary
Last action: 2025-10-13
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 712, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the criteria for deciding which incarcerated firefighters qualify for resentencing.

Recall and Resentence Incarcerated Firefighters

This law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to create rules by July 1, 2027, for referring incarcerated firefighters in conservation camps or institutional firehouses for resentencing.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to make new rules about how to refer incarcerated firefighters for resentencing.
These rules must be ready by July 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

Incarcerated firefighters who work in conservation camps or institutional firehouses
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Terms To Know

Conservation Camps: Places where incarcerated people can work on projects like firefighting, supervised by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Resentencing: The process of reviewing a person's sentence to see if it should be changed or reduced.

Limits and Unknowns

It is not clear how many incarcerated firefighters will qualify for resentencing under these new rules.
The exact details of the new rules are not known until they are created by July 1, 2027.

Bill History

2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 712, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-22 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-10 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 57. Noes 5. Page 3215.).
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2655.).
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
2025-08-18 California Legislative Information
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-10 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 8).
2025-06-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-05 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-04 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 4. Page 2058.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-03-28 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-03-26 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25).
2025-03-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-02-19 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 812, Lowenthal.
Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.
Existing law authorizes a court, on its own motion within 120 days of the date of the defendant’s commitment, or at any time if the applicable sentencing laws have changed or upon a recommendation from the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Board of Parole Hearings, or the district attorney, to recall a defendant’s sentence and resentence that defendant to a lesser sentence.
Existing law establishes the California Conservation Camps for the purpose of having incarcerated persons work on projects supervised by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Existing law requires the department to utilize incarcerated persons assigned to conservation camps in performing fire prevention, fire control, and other work at the department.
This bill would require the Department
of Corrections and Rehabilitation, no later than July 1, 2027, to promulgate regulations, as specified, regarding the referral of participants in the California Conservation Camp program and incarcerated persons working at institutional firehouses for resentencing.

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