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Measure AB 1094
Authors Bains  
Coauthors: Alanis  
Subject Crimes: torture of a minor: parole.
Relating To relating to crimes.
Title An act to amend Section 206.1 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-11
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program Yes
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-11     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-11     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 631, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-22     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-10     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 3238.).
2025-09-09     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2700.).
2025-09-09     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-02     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-29     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-07-14     In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-02     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-11     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1916.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-23     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-05-23     Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-04-09     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-07     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-03     Read second time and amended.
2025-04-02     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 1).
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-02-21     From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20     Read first time. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-11
Enrolled     2025-09-12
Amended Senate     2025-08-29
Amended Assembly     2025-05-23
Amended Assembly     2025-04-03
Introduced     2025-02-20
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			<html:p>This bill would prohibit a person imprisoned for committing the crime of torture from being eligible for parole until they have served at least
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								Except as described in paragraph (2), a defendant imprisoned for torture shall not be eligible for parole until they have served at least seven years, pursuant to Section 3046.
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								For a crime of torture committed on or after January 1, 2026, if the defendant is an adult who had care or custody of the victim and the victim was 14 years of age or younger at the time of the crime, the defendant shall not be eligible for parole until
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					B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law makes a person who, with the intent to cause cruel or extreme pain and suffering for the purpose of revenge, extortion, persuasion, or for any sadistic purpose, inflicts great bodily injury upon the person of another guilty of torture, and makes the crime punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of life. Existing law specifies that an inmate imprisoned under a life sentence shall not be paroled until they have served a term of at least 7 years or as established pursuant to a law that establishes a minimum term.