CA AB 2223
Status unknownDepartment of Corrections and Rehabilitation: state contracts.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2223 pass?
The current status of CA AB 2223 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.
What is CA AB 2223 about?
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to administer the state prison system under the direction of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Existing law authorizes the secretary to, under certain circumstances, enter into contracts to provide housing, sustenance, supervision, and services, as provided, or to provide health care services. This bill would require CDCR to disclose, for each new contract or contract renewal entered into by CDCR on or after January 1, 2027, for medical or mental health staffing, specified information, including, but not limited to, a description of the services provided by the contracted party, the total hours expected to be worked by contracted workers, and the total contract value. The bill would require CDCR to provide this disclosure to the exclusive bargaining representative of the affected bargaining unit at the time CDCR enters into or renews a contract as described above. The bill would require CDCR, beginning on March 1, 2028, and on or before March 1 of each year thereafter, to submit an annual report to the Legislature that contains the information required to be disclosed pursuant to these provisions. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
Who sponsors CA AB 2223?
Lowenthal is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2223.
Description
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to administer the state prison system under the direction of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Existing law authorizes the secretary to, under certain circumstances, enter into contracts to provide housing, sustenance, supervision, and services, as provided, or to provide health care services. This bill would require CDCR to disclose, for each new contract or contract renewal entered into by CDCR on or after January 1, 2027, for medical or mental health staffing, specified information, including, but not limited to, a description of the services provided by the contracted party, the total hours expected to be worked by contracted workers, and the total contract value. The bill would require CDCR to provide this disclosure to the exclusive bargaining representative of the affected bargaining unit at the time CDCR enters into or renews a contract as described above. The bill would require CDCR, beginning on March 1, 2028, and on or before March 1 of each year thereafter, to submit an annual report to the Legislature that contains the information required to be disclosed pursuant to these provisions. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Lowenthalauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-13
In committee: Held under submission.
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-04
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
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2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
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2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 13.)
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 13. Page 5349.)
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 14).
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2026-04-29
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
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2026-03-19
Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
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2026-03-19
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. E. & R. Read second time and amended.
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2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-08 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Nguyen: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alanis: other
- Lackey: other
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-3
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: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: no
- Ta: other
AB 2223 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 60-13
Member-level votes (80)
- Ward: yes
- Patel: yes
- Hart: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Lee: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Haney: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Soria: yes
- Papan: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Krell: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Davies: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Bains: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Flora: no
- Hadwick: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: no
- Macedo: no
- Ellis: no
- Gallagher: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- DeMaio: no
- Johnson: no
- Tangipa: no
- Sanchez: no
- Patterson: no
- Lackey: other
- Castillo: other
- Chen: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Wallis: other
- Ta: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-07-01 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Strickland: no
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