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CA AB 1759

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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1759 pass?

The current status of CA AB 1759 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 1759 about?

Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to evaluate a person who is newly committed to a state prison and classify incarcerated persons based on the evaluations, and, when reasonable, assign or reassign an incarcerated person to the institution of the appropriate security level and gender population nearest the incarcerated person's home, unless other classification factors make that placement unreasonable. This bill would require the department to contract with an independent research entity to conduct a study to reassess the entire security classification system, as specified. The bill would require the study to contain policy recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of the classification system, as specified. The bill would require the selected research entity to perform the study according to specified criteria, including, among others, that the entity is governed by the University of California Board of Regents and has demonstrated expertise on Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation policy and data. The bill would require the report to be published on or before January 1, 2030, and would repeal the provisions as of January 1, 2031.

Who sponsors CA AB 1759?

Elhawary is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1759.

Description

Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to evaluate a person who is newly committed to a state prison and classify incarcerated persons based on the evaluations, and, when reasonable, assign or reassign an incarcerated person to the institution of the appropriate security level and gender population nearest the incarcerated person's home, unless other classification factors make that placement unreasonable. This bill would require the department to contract with an independent research entity to conduct a study to reassess the entire security classification system, as specified. The bill would require the study to contain policy recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of the classification system, as specified. The bill would require the selected research entity to perform the study according to specified criteria, including, among others, that the entity is governed by the University of California Board of Regents and has demonstrated expertise on Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation policy and data. The bill would require the report to be published on or before January 1, 2030, and would repeal the provisions as of January 1, 2031.

Introduced
2026-05-14
Latest action
2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Elhawaryauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-08-13

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-06-29

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  3. 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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  4. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  5. 2026-05-27

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

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  6. 2026-05-26

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

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  7. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5360.)

  8. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-05-18

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

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  10. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  11. 2026-04-29

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

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  12. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-03-16

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  14. 2026-02-10

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

  15. 2026-02-09

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 9-0

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

  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: other
    • Ta: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Hoover: other

  • AB 1759 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 78-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ellis: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: 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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