Regulatory Changes
PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PENDING CHANGES TO BOARD REGULATIONS
Consultations; Commutation and Recall of Sentence Recommendation Assessment Process for Recommendation of Incarcerated Persons for Commutation of Sentence under Penal Code Section 4801 and Recommendation of Incarcerated Persons for Recall of Sentence and Resentencing under Penal Code Section 1172.1
Date: October 30, 2025
Start Time: The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. PST and will proceed until all oral comments are submitted or until 11:00 a.m. PST, whichever is later.
Physical Location: Room 550, located at 1515 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Virtual Participation: To participate via the Microsoft Teams online meeting platform, please use this link, https://tinyurl.com/BPHPublicHearing2501. If prompted, the videoconference ID for this meeting is 116 691 906 9.
To participate by telephone, call (916) 701-9994 and enter Conference ID: 549 547 906#.
Public Hearing Information: The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments about the proposed regulations. It is not a forum to debate the proposed regulations. No decision regarding the permanent adoption of these regulations will be made at the conclusion of this hearing. The Board is not required to, and will not, provide responses to comments at the public hearing. However, pursuant to Government Code section 11346.8, subdivision (a), the Board will consider all relevant matters presented before further adopting, amending, or repealing any regulation. The Board will include a response to all timely-submitted comments in its final rulemaking package submitted to the Office of Administrative Law.
The public may participate in the hearing remotely or in person. For those who wish to attend remotely, they may do so via the Microsoft Teams online meeting platform or telephone conferencing.
For those who wish to attend the hearing in person, limited seating will be available in Room 550, located at 1515 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. This hearing site is accessible to persons with mobility disabilities. For disability accommodations, please contact the Board’s disability coordinators by phone at (279) 300-5755 or email at BPH.ADAUNIT@cdcr.ca.gov at least five working days before the hearing.
Government Code section 11346.8, subdivision (a), states, “If a public hearing is held, both oral and written statements, arguments, or contentions, shall be permitted.” At the October 30, 2025 hearing, any person may present, pursuant to the procedures set forth below, an oral or written statement or argument relevant to this proposed rulemaking action, the proposed regulatory text, or any rulemaking procedures.
During the public hearing, the Board shall accept any oral statement, argument, or contention expressed by the public during the hearing. Government Code section 11346.8, subdivision (a), states “the agency may impose reasonable limitations on oral presentations.” The Board limits oral comments to two minutes per speaker. Participants will be given instructions on how to provide oral comment at the start of the meeting. The Board requests, but does not require, that persons who will make oral comments at the hearing also submit a written copy of their comments via email to BPH.Regulations@cdcr.ca.gov.
Additionally, in accordance with subdivision (a), the Board will accept any written comment submissions from the public received via email to BPH.Regulations@cdcr.ca.gov on the day of the public hearing between 9:00 a.m. PST and 11:00 a.m. PST.
PENDING CHANGES TO BOARD REGULATIONS
Title: Consultations; Commutation and Recall of Sentence Recommendation Assessment Process for Recommendation of Incarcerated Persons for Commutation of Sentence under Penal Code Section 4801 and Recommendation of Incarcerated Persons for Recall of Sentence and Resentencing under Penal Code Section 1172.1
Identification Number: BPH RN 25-01
Sections: 2267, 2840, 2841, 2842, 2843, 2844, 2845, 2846, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2851, 2852, 2853, 2854, 2855, 2856, 2857, 2858, and 2859
Notification Date: September 5, 2025
Public Comment Period: Begins September 5, 2025, and closes on midnight October 21, 2025
Public Hearing Date: October 30, 2025
RECENTLY ADOPTED REGULATIONS
Title: Updated Notice Requirements for In-Person and Videoconference Hearings
Identification Number: BPH RN 23-01
Section(s): California Code of Regulations, title 15, sections 2056, 2057, 2058, and 2063
Notification Date: December 1, 2023
Title: Regulations Regarding Proceedings Conducted In-Person and by Videoconference
Identification Number: BPH RN 22-01
Section(s): California Code of Regulations, title 15, sections 2050 through 2064
Effective Date: November 7, 2022
Title: Regulations Regarding Elderly Parole
Identification Number: BPH RN 21-04
Section(s): California Code of Regulations, title 15, sections 2249.40 through 2449.43
Effective Date: October 1, 2022
BPH REGULATIONS CONTACT PERSON
Mina Y. Choi, Assistant Chief Counsel
Board of Parole Hearings
Post Office Box 4036
Sacramento, CA 95812-4036
Email: BPH.Regulations@cdcr.ca.gov