AB 1483 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Supervision: violations.

Summary

Existing law requires prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison to serve time on parole or community supervision after their release from prison. Existing law authorizes courts to suspend the imposition or execution of punishments in specified criminal cases and instead enforce terms of probation or mandatory supervision. Existing law allows agencies responsible for supervision to determine appropriate responses to alleged violations, which can include, among other things, a one to 10 consecutive day period of flash incarceration. This bill would prohibit a person on any of those forms of supervision from being arrested, detained, or incarcerated for a technical violation of supervision, as defined, unless the person on supervision has had their supervision revoked by a judge after a revocation petition has been filed, except as specified. The bill would define a technical violation as any conduct in violation of a person's conditions of supervision that is not a new misdemeanor or felony. The bill would require a supervision agent to provide a person accused of a technical violation with a written summary of the technical violations alleged against them. The bill would prohibit the use of flash incarceration, and would make conforming changes. The bill would limit confinement pursuant to a revocation of supervision for a technical violation to no more than 7 days for the first revocation, 15 days for the 2nd revocation, and 30 days for the 3rd or subsequent revocation. By increasing duties on local supervision agents, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

03/24/25 - Amended Assembly → 04/28/25 - Amended Assembly · 4 edits · Apr 28, 2025

MODERATE

AB 1483 was amended to remove its prison/jail inmate rights provision (Penal Code Section 2600), shift the graduated jail-time limits for technical supervision violations earlier in the sequence (now starting at the first revocation instead of the third), and remove a flash incarceration waiver provision. The bill now acknowledges it imposes a state-mandated local program, triggering fiscal reimbursement obligations.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed by removing the Penal Code Section 2600 amendment (prison/jail inmate rights), focusing exclusively on supervision violations. However, the practical effect of the revocation limit changes broadens the circumstances under which a person on supervision can be jailed for a technical violation.

SCOPE

The bill no longer amends Penal Code Section 2600 (prison and jail inmate rights). The reference to 'Prisons and jails: rights of inmates' was removed from the digest, narrowing the bill's scope to supervision violations only.

REQUIREMENT

The graduated maximum jail time limits for technical supervision violations were shifted earlier. Previously, no jail time was allowed for the first or second violation, with limits of 7 days (3rd), 15 days (4th), and 30 days (5th or subsequent). Now the limits are 7 days for the first revocation, 15 days for the second, and 30 days for the third or subsequent. This allows incarceration sooner after a technical violation.

Section 1203(l) was removed, which had allowed courts to take a waiver from defendants granted probation before January 1, 2028 permitting flash incarceration by the probation officer under Section 1203.35.

FISCAL

The fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes' and the state-mandated local program designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' acknowledging that the bill imposes costs on local agencies that trigger state reimbursement obligations under the California Constitution.

02/21/25 - Introduced → 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly · 9 edits · Mar 24, 2025

MAJOR

AB 1483 was dramatically expanded from a minor technical fix to a comprehensive overhaul of California's supervision system. The amended bill prohibits arrest or incarceration for 'technical violations' of probation, parole, or other community supervision unless a judge revokes supervision after a formal petition, eliminates flash incarceration as a sanction, and caps any confinement resulting from revocation at 7 to 30 days depending on the number of prior violations. It also adds legislative findings supporting community-based corrections, requires outcome-based reporting from local programs, and imposes new state-mandated costs on local agencies.

SCOPE

The bill was expanded from a single technical amendment to Section 2600 (prisoners' rights) to a sweeping rewrite of at least 12 Penal Code sections covering probation, parole, mandatory supervision, postrelease community supervision, and flash incarceration.

REQUIREMENT

New Section 3057.5 prohibits arresting, detaining, or incarcerating a person on supervision for a 'technical violation' (any condition violation that is not a new misdemeanor or felony) unless a judge has revoked supervision after a revocation petition is filed.

Confinement resulting from revocation of supervision for a technical violation is capped: no confinement for a 1st or 2nd violation, maximum 7 days for the 3rd, 15 days for the 4th, and 30 days for the 5th or subsequent.

Section 1203.35 is repealed, which had authorized county probation departments to impose flash incarceration (1-10 consecutive days) for probation violations when the defendant waived a court hearing at sentencing.

Section 1203.2 is rewritten to cover all forms of supervision (probation, conditional sentence, mandatory supervision, postrelease community supervision, and parole) in a single provision, and adds that supervision shall not be revoked solely for failure to pay restitution, fines, fees, or assessments unless the court finds willful failure with ability to pay.

Section 3000.08 (parole) is rewritten to replace the prior 180-day county jail confinement cap with a reference to the new Section 3057.5 limitations, and adds that courts may order release from custody for arrested supervised persons.

DEFINITION

New Section 17.5 adds legislative findings on reducing recidivism and defines 'community-based punishment' (including short-term flash incarceration of up to 10 days, intensive supervision, home detention, restorative justice, etc.) and 'evidence-based practices.'

FISCAL

The bill now imposes a state-mandated local program (changed from 'no' to 'yes') and requires fiscal committee review (changed from 'no' to 'yes'), meaning the state must reimburse local agencies for costs mandated by the new supervision duties.

ENFORCEMENT

Section 1231 is amended to require community corrections programs to track specific outcome-based measures (percentage supervised under evidence-based practices, percentage of funds spent on evidence-based programs, successful completion rates) and to submit quarterly statistical reports to the Department of Finance.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee: Held under submission.

lower

May 7, 2025

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 22).

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

Feb 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors