Regulatory Changes
PENDING CHANGES TO BOARD REGULATIONS
None at this time
RECENTLY ADOPTED 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
Date of OAL Approval: July 9, 2026
Date Filed with Secretary of State: July 9, 2026
Effective Date of Regulations: October 1, 2026
Questions regarding this rulemaking can be directed to the Board’s regulations team at BPH.Regulations@cdcr.ca.gov.
- OAL’s Approval of Regulations
- Final Approved Regulation Text – Filed with the Secretary of State on July 9, 2026
- Final Statement of Reasons
- Updated Informative Digest
- Notice of Modifications to Text
- 15-Day Modifications to Originally Proposed Text
- Originally Proposed Text
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Notice of Proposed Action Proposed
- Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (Std. Form 399)
Other Resources:
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