2020. 1. 29. · Jan. 28, 2020 5:15 PM PT. SACRAMENTO —. California lawmakers will consider expanding the reach of the state’s juvenile justice system so that those under age 21 are automatically tried as. California. S.B. 394 (Cal. 2017) (amending Cal. Penal Code § 3051). A.B. 1308 (Cal. 2017) (amending Cal. Penal Code § 3051). California passed a statute in 2017 that retroactively eliminates life-without-parole sentences for children. The new statute provides that a person sentenced to life without parole for an offense committed before age.