Regulatory Changes
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
Re-Notice 15 day Public Comment Period: Begins on Friday, February 20, 2026, and closes on Monday, March 9, 2026. Comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2026
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