Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.
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What it does
Official summary
Existing law establishes the California Conservation Camps for the purpose of having incarcerated persons work on projects supervised by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Existing law requires the department to utilize incarcerated persons assigned to conservation camps in performing fire prevention, fire control, and other work of the department. Existing law allows an incarcerated individual, as specified, who has successfully participated in either a California Conservation Camp program or a county program as an incarcerated individual hand crew member, as determined by specified authorities, and has been released from custody, to file a petition for relief with a court.
More detail
This bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to pay a death benefit, as specified, for the death of any incarcerated individual hand crew members in the California Conservation Camp program, as specified.
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Where it stands
Introduced
Passed Assembly
Passed Senate
To Governor
Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2025
Oct 13Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 711, Statutes of 2025.Latest
Sep 24Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
Sep 12Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3382.).Major
Vote recorded AB 799 Celeste Rodriguez Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
Sep 12In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Sep 11Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2930.).Passed Senate
Vote recorded Special Consent AB799 Celeste Rodriguez By Smallwood-Cuevas. Result: pass.Upper
Sep 9Ordered to special consent calendar.
Sep 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
Aug 29Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
Aug 29From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).Major
Jun 23In committee: Referred to suspense file.Minor
Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
Jun 10From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
May 29From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Major
May 14Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
May 1In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
Vote recorded AB 799 Celeste Rodriguez Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
May 1Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1387.)Passed Assembly
Apr 24Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
Apr 23From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).Minor
Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 26From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
Mar 25
Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 3Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
Feb 19From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.