CA AB 2434
enactedInmates: visitation.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2434 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2434 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 941, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2434 about?
Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, when amending or adopting regulations that may impact the visitation of inmates, to recognize and consider the value of visiting as a means to improve prison safety, the important role of inmate visitation in maintaining connection with family and community, and the role of inmate visitation in preparing for successful release. This bill would require each facility, as defined, to establish at least 3 days of visitation per week. The bill would require a facility, if it will not be open for visitation, to provide notice to the impacted population as soon as possible. The bill would authorize a facility to deny contact visits only for specified reasons, including, among others, possession of contraband or pending or sustained rules violations that result in a restricted housing unit term. The bill would require facility staff to take specified actions with regard to correctable issues with a visitation, including, among other things, allowing the visitor a reasonable opportunity to correct the issue and return to visiting up to one hour before the end of the visiting period. The bill would prohibit denial of visitation if a visitor has traveled more than 170 miles to attend a visit and has not visited within 30 days, unless there has been a finding of a credible and documented security threat. The bill would prohibit a facility from searching visitors without their voluntary, informed, and written consent. The bill would authorize a facility to respond to refusal of that search only with denial of contact visiting for that day, and would require the facility to offer a noncontact visit on the same day, if space is available. The bill would authorize other restrictions and procedures for searches of visitors, as specified.
Who sponsors CA AB 2434?
Bonta is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2434, joined by 5 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, when amending or adopting regulations that may impact the visitation of inmates, to recognize and consider the value of visiting as a means to improve prison safety, the important role of inmate visitation in maintaining connection with family and community, and the role of inmate visitation in preparing for successful release. This bill would require each facility, as defined, to establish at least 3 days of visitation per week. The bill would require a facility, if it will not be open for visitation, to provide notice to the impacted population as soon as possible. The bill would authorize a facility to deny contact visits only for specified reasons, including, among others, possession of contraband or pending or sustained rules violations that result in a restricted housing unit term. The bill would require facility staff to take specified actions with regard to correctable issues with a visitation, including, among other things, allowing the visitor a reasonable opportunity to correct the issue and return to visiting up to one hour before the end of the visiting period. The bill would prohibit denial of visitation if a visitor has traveled more than 170 miles to attend a visit and has not visited within 30 days, unless there has been a finding of a credible and documented security threat. The bill would prohibit a facility from searching visitors without their voluntary, informed, and written consent. The bill would authorize a facility to respond to refusal of that search only with denial of contact visiting for that day, and would require the facility to offer a noncontact visit on the same day, if space is available. The bill would authorize other restrictions and procedures for searches of visitors, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 941, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bontaauthor
- Aguiar-Currycoauthor
- Mark Gonzálezcoauthor
- Quirk-Silvacoauthor
- Schultzcoauthor
- Rubiocoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 941, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-10
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-30
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.).
2026-08-30
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-30
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-08-30
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 16.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-30
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 6921.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-20
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 13).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-17
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-10
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 16.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 16. Page 5383.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 14).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-04-07
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-04-07
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
Versions
- 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
- 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
- 04/07/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-07Compare
- 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
- 08/20/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-20Compare
- 09/03/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-03Compare
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-14 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Schultz: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Lackey: no
Do pass as amended.
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
- Ta: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: no
- Tangipa: other
AB 2434 Bonta Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 58-16
Member-level votes (80)
- Ward: yes
- Patel: yes
- Hart: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ahrens: 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
- 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
- Hadwick: no
- Lackey: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: no
- Macedo: no
- Ellis: no
- Castillo: no
- Gallagher: no
- DeMaio: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Davies: no
- Johnson: no
- Tangipa: no
- Sanchez: no
- Patterson: no
- Ta: no
- Flora: other
- Chen: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Wallis: other
- Alanis: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-23 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Wiener: other
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