AB 1701 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Recall and resentencing: school shootings.

Summary

Existing law allows a person sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole who was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense to petition the court for recall of their sentence and resentencing, as specified. Existing law prohibits a person from seeking recall and resentencing pursuant to these provisions if it is pleaded and proved that the person committed certain offenses and the victim was a public safety official, including any law enforcement personnel. This bill would additionally prohibit a person from seeking recall and resentencing pursuant to these provisions for an offense that meets the definition of a school shooting, as defined.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Apr 20, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

02/04/26 - Introduced → AB1701 · 1 edit

MINOR

The diff between these two versions of AB 1701 reflects only formatting and presentation changes, not substantive policy changes. The bill text was converted from a printed legislative document format (with line numbers, page headers, and page breaks) to a web-based presentation format that includes navigation elements such as links, search fields, and site menus. The actual legal content of the bill - including the school shooting definition and the prohibition on recall and resentencing for qualifying school shooting offenses - is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a printed legislative layout (with line numbers, page headers like 'AB 1701' and page numbers) to a web page format that includes site navigation elements (home, accessibility, FAQ, search, bill information links, etc.). No changes were made to the substantive legal text of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors