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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 991: Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 991 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements. Primary sponsor: Bill Essayli (R). Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Existing law generally authorizes a court to dismiss an action in the furtherance of justice. Existing law requires a court to dismiss an enhancement if it is in the furtherance of justice to do so, except if dismissal of that enhancement is prohibited by any initiative statute.

This bill would make the provision relating to the dismissal of enhancements inapplicable to firearms-related enhancements, but would allow the court to dismiss these firearm-related enhancements pursuant to the court’s general authority to dismiss an action, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill EssayliPrimary sponsorRepublicanAssembly63

“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. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
  3. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
  4. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
  5. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  6. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
  7. Read first time. To print.

Sources

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