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CaliforniaAB 12692025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

County jails: incarcerated person contacts.

Sponsored By: Isaac Bryan (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Jails must notify loved ones within 24 hours

County and city jails must tell everyone named on an incarcerated person’s medical release or next-of-kin forms. They must do this within 24 hours after the person dies. The law takes effect right away. If the Commission on State Mandates finds state‑mandated costs, the state pays local agencies and school districts back under existing law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Isaac Bryan

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Jasmeet Bains

    Democratic • House

  • Nick Schultz

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 219 • No: 0

House vote • 9/9/2025

Item 239 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 78 • No: 0

Senate vote • 9/8/2025

Item 358 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 39 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/8/2025

Vote in CS72

Yes: 6 • No: 0

House vote • 6/3/2025

Item 198 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 78 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/23/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 11 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/8/2025

Vote in CX18

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 726, Statutes of 2025.

    10/13/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/13/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    9/16/2025legislature

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3118.).

    9/9/2025House

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    9/8/2025House

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2620.).

    9/8/2025Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    9/3/2025Senate

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    9/2/2025Senate

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    8/20/2025Senate

  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    8/19/2025Senate

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/8/2025Senate

  12. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    6/18/2025Senate

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    6/4/2025Senate

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2017.)

    6/3/2025House

  15. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1756.)

    5/28/2025House

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/27/2025House

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

    5/23/2025House

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).

    5/23/2025House

  19. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

    5/23/2025House

  20. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

    4/23/2025House

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/9/2025House

  22. Coauthors revised.

    4/9/2025House

  23. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    4/1/2025House

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

    3/28/2025House

  25. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    3/10/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/13/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/11/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    9/2/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    5/28/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    5/23/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    3/28/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/21/2025

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