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Committee on Revision of the Penal Code

-- Last revised 07/10/2025 --

Meeting of the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code

Email Notification of Meeting Materials | Prior Meeting Agendas

July 23, 2025 - 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.

The meeting will be recorded and will be uploaded to the Committee’s YouTube page, after the meeting has concluded.

Members of the public may also attend, observe, hear, and participate in the meeting at the primary physical meeting location of 925 L Street, 1st Floor Conference Room, 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.

July 23, 2025 - 9:30 AM

Panelists and additional presenters, if any, will be added to the agenda as they are confirmed.
  1. California's Racial Justice Act and Related Matters

    Memorandum 2025-08 (forthcoming)
  2. Presentation from Professor Steven Raphael on racial disparities in California's criminal justice system

  3. Discussion Panel: Perspectives on the Racial Justice Act

    • Judge Richard Couzens (Ret.)

    • Lisa Romo, Office of the State Public Defender

    • Elizabeth Lashley-Haynes, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office

  4. Administrative Matters

    Report of the Chair and Legal Director

    Draft Minutes of May 2025 Meeting
    Memorandum 2025-09 (forthcoming)

  5. Staff Update on Crime Statistics

    California Crime Data for 2024
    Memorandum 2025-11 (forthcoming)
  6. New Business

    The Committee will consider matters presented earlier in the meeting.

  7. Ongoing Business

    Updates on Staff Research and Preliminary Proposals
    Memorandum 2025-10 (forthcoming)
  8. 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.