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CA AB 248

enacted

County jails: wages.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 248 pass?

Yes. CA AB 248 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-03. Latest recorded action (2025-10-03): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 252, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 248 about?

Existing law provides that a county jail is kept by the sheriff of the county in which the jail is situated and is to be used for specified purposes, including for the confinement of persons sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail upon a criminal conviction. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors to credit each prisoner confined in or committed to county jail up to $2 for each 8 hours of work performed in jail. This bill would instead authorize the board to credit each prisoner with a sum of money to be determined by the board.

Who sponsors CA AB 248?

Bryan is the primary sponsor of CA AB 248, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law provides that a county jail is kept by the sheriff of the county in which the jail is situated and is to be used for specified purposes, including for the confinement of persons sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail upon a criminal conviction. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors to credit each prisoner confined in or committed to county jail up to $2 for each 8 hours of work performed in jail. This bill would instead authorize the board to credit each prisoner with a sum of money to be determined by the board.

Introduced
2025-06-10
Latest action
2025-10-03 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 252, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bryanauthor
  • Beckerprincipal coauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-15

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2025-01-16

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.

  3. 2025-02-10

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-04

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  5. 2025-03-11

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 11).

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  6. 2025-03-12

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. 2025-03-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 12. Page 712.)

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  8. 2025-03-20

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

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  9. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  10. 2025-06-10

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10).

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  11. 2025-06-11

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2025-06-27

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  13. 2025-06-30

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2025-09-03

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 4. Page 2428.).

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  15. 2025-09-03

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  16. 2025-09-08

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 57. Noes 12. Page 3014.).

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  17. 2025-09-15

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

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  18. 2025-10-03

    Approved by the Governor.

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  19. 2025-10-03

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 252, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 01/15/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-15Compare
  • 06/11/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-11Compare
  • 06/27/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-27Compare
  • 09/10/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-10Compare
  • 10/03/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-03Compare
  • AB248Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass.

    2025-03-11 · pass · 6-0

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

  • AB 248 Bryan Assembly Third Reading

    2025-03-20 · pass · 51-12

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

  • Do pass as amended

    2025-06-10 · pass · 5-0

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

  • 3rd Reading AB248 Bryan et al. By Becker

    2025-09-03 · pass · 30-4

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Becker: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Jones: other
    • Valladares: other
    • Grove: other
    • Hurtado: other
    • Ochoa Bogh: other
    • Choi: other

  • AB 248 Bryan Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-08 · pass · 57-12

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

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB248

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