AB 2438 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Imprisonment.

Summary

Existing law requires a felony sentence punishable pursuant to specified provisions to be served in the county jail. Existing law requires these sentences to be served in the state prison if, among other things, the defendant has a current or prior serious or violent felony conviction or the defendant is required to register as a sex offender. This bill would additionally require the sentence to be served in the state prison if the sentence results in a total term of imprisonment exceeding 6 years.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action May 4, 2026

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02/20/26 - Introduced → AB2438 · 1 edit

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No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions. The diff reflects a conversion from a traditional legislative document format (with line numbers, page headers/footers, and formal layout) to a web page rendering of the same bill text on the California legislature website. All operative provisions, including the new six-year threshold in subdivision (h)(3)(E), remain identical.

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Committee

May 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

lower

Feb 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors