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CA AB 2257

enacted

Corrections: jail administrators.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2257 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2257 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 929, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2257 about?

Existing law authorizes a board of supervisors of any county to, by resolution, establish a department of corrections, to be headed by an officer appointed by the board, which has jurisdiction over all county functions, personnel, and facilities, or so many as the board names in its resolution, relating to institutional punishment, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of prisoners, including, but not limited to, the county jail and industrial farms and road camps, their functions and personnel. Existing law, except as specified, requires the sheriff to take charge of and be the sole and exclusive authority to keep the county jail and the prisoners in it, as specified, and generally imposes requirements and duties on sheriffs for the keeping of jails. This bill would authorize a board of supervisors to, by resolution, establish the position of jail administrator and impose procedures for the nomination and confirmation or denial of a candidate for the position. The bill would prescribe the powers and duties of jail administrators. The bill would provide that the sheriff retains specified authority with respect to the jail administrator, including the authority to remove the jail administrator, as specified. The bill would also revise the provision requiring the sheriff to take charge of and be the sole and exclusive authority to keep the county jail and the incarcerated persons to state that the provision does not apply in counties that have appointed a jail administrator pursuant to the authority described above. The bill would also specify that "sheriff" includes a jail administrator for the purposes of requirements and duties imposed on sheriffs for the keeping of jails, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 2257?

Hart is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2257.

Description

Existing law authorizes a board of supervisors of any county to, by resolution, establish a department of corrections, to be headed by an officer appointed by the board, which has jurisdiction over all county functions, personnel, and facilities, or so many as the board names in its resolution, relating to institutional punishment, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of prisoners, including, but not limited to, the county jail and industrial farms and road camps, their functions and personnel. Existing law, except as specified, requires the sheriff to take charge of and be the sole and exclusive authority to keep the county jail and the prisoners in it, as specified, and generally imposes requirements and duties on sheriffs for the keeping of jails. This bill would authorize a board of supervisors to, by resolution, establish the position of jail administrator and impose procedures for the nomination and confirmation or denial of a candidate for the position. The bill would prescribe the powers and duties of jail administrators. The bill would provide that the sheriff retains specified authority with respect to the jail administrator, including the authority to remove the jail administrator, as specified. The bill would also revise the provision requiring the sheriff to take charge of and be the sole and exclusive authority to keep the county jail and the incarcerated persons to state that the provision does not apply in counties that have appointed a jail administrator pursuant to the authority described above. The bill would also specify that "sheriff" includes a jail administrator for the purposes of requirements and duties imposed on sheriffs for the keeping of jails, as specified.

Introduced
2026-04-15
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 929, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hartauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 929, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-03

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

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  4. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 41. Noes 24.).

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  5. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 41. Noes 24. Page 6618.).

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  6. 2026-08-24

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 11.).

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  8. 2026-08-03

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-07-02

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 1).

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  10. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  11. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and L. GOV.

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  12. 2026-06-01

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

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  13. 2026-05-28

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 25. Page 5543.)

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  14. 2026-05-22

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5273.)

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  15. 2026-05-19

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5153.)

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  16. 2026-04-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (April 21).

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  18. 2026-04-16

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  19. 2026-04-15

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

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  20. 2026-04-09

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  21. 2026-03-16

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  22. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  23. 2026-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 04/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-15Compare
  • 05/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-19Compare
  • 05/22/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-22Compare
  • 08/03/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-03Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB2257Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass.

    2026-04-21 · pass · 5-3

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Alanis: no
    • Ramos: no
    • Lackey: no
    • Nguyen: other

  • AB 2257 Hart Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-28 · pass · 41-25

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

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: no

  • Do pass as amended

    2026-07-01 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Laird: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Choi: no
    • Seyarto: no

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