Bill Commons

CA SB 311

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Correctional facilities: women's prisons.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 311 pass?

No. CA SB 311 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

What is CA SB 311 about?

Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to institute certain practices to prevent sexual violence and promote inmate and ward safety in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, including reviewing and providing handbooks regarding sexual abuse in detention to inmates and wards. Existing law establishes 2 institutions for the punishment, treatment, supervision, custody, and care of women convicted of felonies, known as the California Institution for Women and the Central California Women's Facility. This bill would require the department to establish a secure facility at each women's prison to house transgender women, in order to protect the security needs of biological women, as specified. The bill would also prohibit certain inmates convicted of specified sexual offenses from being housed at a women's prison.

Who sponsors CA SB 311?

Grove is the primary sponsor of CA SB 311, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to institute certain practices to prevent sexual violence and promote inmate and ward safety in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, including reviewing and providing handbooks regarding sexual abuse in detention to inmates and wards. Existing law establishes 2 institutions for the punishment, treatment, supervision, custody, and care of women convicted of felonies, known as the California Institution for Women and the Central California Women's Facility. This bill would require the department to establish a secure facility at each women's prison to house transgender women, in order to protect the security needs of biological women, as specified. The bill would also prohibit certain inmates convicted of specified sexual offenses from being housed at a women's prison.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Groveauthor
  • Dahlecoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-02

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

    failure

  2. 2025-04-29

    April 29 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 1. Noes 4. Page 944.) Reconsideration granted.

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  3. 2025-04-11

    Set for hearing April 29.

  4. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-26

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  6. 2025-02-19

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  7. 2025-02-11

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.

  8. 2025-02-10

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Votes

  • [First] hearing set for [04-30-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

    2025-04-29 · pass · 6-0

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

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

    2025-04-29 · fail · 1-4

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

Related bills

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB311

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