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CA AB 1645

enacted

Corrections: Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1645 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1645 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 885, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1645 about?

Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to prescribe and amend rules and regulations for the administration of prisons and requires regulations, which are adopted by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to recognize and consider the value of incarcerated person visitation as a means of increasing safety in prisons, maintaining family and community connections, and preparing incarcerated persons for successful release and rehabilitation. Existing regulations create the framework for establishing a visitation process in prisons that is conducted in as accommodating a manner as possible, subject to the need to maintain order, the safety of persons, the security of institutions and facilities, and required prison activities and operations. This bill, the Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026, would additionally require those regulations pertaining to incarcerated person visits to recognize and consider the importance of physical contact in incarcerated person visitation. The bill would prohibit the department from unreasonably restricting the ability of incarcerated persons or their visitors to engage in certain types of nonsexual physical contact throughout the visit, as provided. The bill would prohibit the department from taking disciplinary action based on alleged inappropriate physical contact, without first providing a warning and a reasonable opportunity to immediately correct the conduct.

Who sponsors CA AB 1645?

Mark González is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1645, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to prescribe and amend rules and regulations for the administration of prisons and requires regulations, which are adopted by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to recognize and consider the value of incarcerated person visitation as a means of increasing safety in prisons, maintaining family and community connections, and preparing incarcerated persons for successful release and rehabilitation. Existing regulations create the framework for establishing a visitation process in prisons that is conducted in as accommodating a manner as possible, subject to the need to maintain order, the safety of persons, the security of institutions and facilities, and required prison activities and operations. This bill, the Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026, would additionally require those regulations pertaining to incarcerated person visits to recognize and consider the importance of physical contact in incarcerated person visitation. The bill would prohibit the department from unreasonably restricting the ability of incarcerated persons or their visitors to engage in certain types of nonsexual physical contact throughout the visit, as provided. The bill would prohibit the department from taking disciplinary action based on alleged inappropriate physical contact, without first providing a warning and a reasonable opportunity to immediately correct the conduct.

Introduced
2026-03-05
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 885, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Mark Gonzálezauthor
  • Bryanauthor
  • Bontaprincipal coauthor
  • Ahrenscoauthor
  • Haneycoauthor
  • Sharp-Collinscoauthor
  • Durazocoauthor
  • Weber Piersoncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 885, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-31

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 2.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 2. Page 6461.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-08-24

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-13

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

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  10. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  11. 2026-06-29

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  12. 2026-06-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  14. 2026-05-22

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

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  15. 2026-05-22

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 2. Page 5255.)

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  16. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (May 14).

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  18. 2026-04-08

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

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  19. 2026-03-05

    Introduced measure version corrected.

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  20. 2026-03-04

    Coauthors revised.

  21. 2026-03-04

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  22. 2026-02-09

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  23. 2026-01-28

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 27.

  24. 2026-01-27

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/27/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-27Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-27Compare
  • 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
  • AB1645Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-03-03 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Ramos: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Harabedian: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 14-1

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: no

  • AB 1645 Mark González Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-22 · pass · 73-2

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Tangipa: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Gabriel: other
    • Chen: other
    • Patterson: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Arambula: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-16 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-06-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

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