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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 812: Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 812 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters. Primary sponsor: Josh Lowenthal (D), Sade Elhawary (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (October 13, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 712, Statutes of 2025.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh LowenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly69
Sade ElhawaryPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly57
LaShae Sharp-CollinsCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly79

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 712, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 57. Noes 5. Page 3215.).
  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2655.).
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
  12. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page