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Committee on Revision of the Penal Code

-- Last revised 2026-09-25 --

Meeting of the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code

Email Notification of Meeting Materials | Prior Meeting Agendas

October 9, 2026 — 9:30 AM
Video Conferencing

Pursuant to Government Code Section 11123.5, this meeting will be conducted by Zoom teleconferencing. All members of the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code attending the meeting will be participating remotely via Zoom.

  • Video Conferencing: click HERE.
  • Telephone: dial: US: +1 669 444 9171 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 719 359 4580 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 309 205 3325 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 386 347 5053 or +1 564 217 2000 or +1 646 931 3860 or +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592.
    Webinar ID: 818 7106 1684
Under Government Code section 11124(c), if Zoom requires attendees to input a name and an email address in order to attend a videoconference, attendees may use a pseudonym and a pseudonymous email or other anonymous information.

The meeting will be recorded and will be uploaded to YouTube after the meeting has concluded. An archive of all recorded meetings is available here.

Members of the public may also attend, observe, hear, and participate in the meeting at the primary physical meeting location of 925 L Street, Suite 250, Sacramento, CA.

For further information about the meeting, to request the accommodation of a disability, or to request notification of any schedule changes, contact Thomas Nosewicz at 916-407-1037 or tnosewicz@clrc.ca.gov or 925 L Street, Suite 250, Sacramento, CA 95814.

October 9, 2026 — 9:30 AM

Additional panelists and presenters, if any, will be added to the agenda as they are confirmed. All times indicated and the order of business are approximate and subject to change.
  1. Opening remarks from Asm. Nick Schultz

  2. Bail, Pretrial Release, and Related Matters

    Memorandum 2026-09 (to be provided)
  3. Presentation by California Policy Lab on effects of changes to pre-arraignment bail schedules in Los Angeles and Riverside Counties

  4. Discussion panel: Court perspectives on pre-arraignment bail schedules

    • Panelists to be announced.

  5. Discussion panel: Legal issues after In re Kowalczyk

    • Panelists to be announced.

  6. Presentation on Santa Cruz sobering center by Amber Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Janus of Santa Cruz

  7. Presentation by San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins on bail and pretrial issues

  8. Presentation by ideas42 on court reminders

  9. Administrative Matters

    Report of the Chair and Legal Director

    The Chair and Legal Director will give any relevant updates on legislation related to Committee recommendations, data resources Committee staff is working on, approval of minutes from previous meetings, the Committee's meeting schedule and proposed topics, open staff positions, and related matters.

    The Legal Director will also discuss the status of the report on the Committee's accomplishments proposed in Staff Memorandum 2026-08.

    Draft Minutes of May 2026 Meeting
    Memorandum 2026-12 (to be provided)

  10. Staff Update on Crime Statistics

    Staff will give an overview of the data resource created by the Committee and California Policy Lab, California Crime Data, available at californiacrimedata.org
  11. New Business

    The Committee will consider matters presented earlier in the meeting.

  12. Ongoing Business

    Update on Staff Proposal for Enhanced Record Sealing of Misdemeanor Records
    Memorandum 2026-10 (to be provided)
    Updates on Preliminary Proposals: Sentencing Enhancements, Aggravating Factors, Section 17(b) Reductions, and Related Matters
    Memorandum 2026-11 (to be provided)
  13. General Public Comment

    The public may address the Committee. The Chair may set reasonable limits on the time allowed for each person or group to speak.