AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 1, 2019

AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 11, 2019

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

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CHAPTER 242

Statutes of 2019

[ Approved by Governor September 5, 2019. Filed with Secretary of State September 5, 2019. ]

Introduced by Senator Bates

(Coauthors: Senators Chang and Jones)

January 17, 2019

An act to add Section 3053.9 to the Penal Code, relating to parole.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: yes   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing law grants the Board of Parole Hearings the power to grant parole to prisoners.

This bill would, if an inmate has a prior conviction for a sexually violent offense, as defined, require the board to consider the results of a comprehensive risk assessment for sex offenders in considering parole.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 3053.9 is added to the Penal Code, to read:

3053.9.

If an inmate has a prior conviction for a sexually violent offense, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 6600 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the board shall consider the results of a comprehensive risk assessment for sex offenders in considering parole.