CA SB 995
in committeeInvoluntary residential facilities: health and safety inspections.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 995 pass?
Not yet. CA SB 995 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
What is CA SB 995 about?
Existing law requires the operator of a private detention facility, as defined, to comply with, and adhere to, the detention standards of care and confinement agreed upon in the facility's contract for operations, as specified. Existing law requires a private detention facility operator to comply with, and adhere to, all local and state public health orders and occupational safety and health regulations. This bill, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, would authorize the State Department of Public Health to inspect an involuntary residential facility, defined as a facility that houses more than 50 individuals overnight, restricts residents' ability to enter or leave, as specified, and provides specified onsite services, for the limited purpose of ensuring sanitary, hygienic, and safe conditions, using standards and inspection protocols consistent with those applied to licensed residential health facilities. The bill would authorize unnoticed inspections under specified conditions. The bill would require the department, within 30 days of completing an inspection, to submit a report to the Legislature. The bill would require the operator of a facility to provide access to the department for an inspection described above, to maintain all records necessary to demonstrate compliance with the above-described standards, and to correct any violation identified by the department, as specified. The bill would make a violation of the above-described requirements by an operator of a facility, after appropriate notice and an opportunity for a hearing, subject to an administrative penalty, as specified, per violation per day. If an operator fails to correct a violation within the time specified in the citation, the bill would authorize the department to issue a safety warning that identifies the uncorrected condition and requires prompt corrective action by the operator. The bill would authorize the department to refer violations to the Attorney General, and would authorize the Attorney General to bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief. The bill would require the department to adopt rules and regulations to ensure that all involuntary residential facilities comply with measurable standards for sanitary, hygienic, and safe conditions and would require the department to consult with specified organizations in the development of these standards. The bill would require the department to implement the above-described provisions in a manner that avoids unnecessary duplication of existing state or local health and safety oversight, as specified. The bill would declare that its provisions are severable. The bill would make related findings and declarations. The bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors CA SB 995?
Pérez is the primary sponsor of CA SB 995, joined by 14 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law requires the operator of a private detention facility, as defined, to comply with, and adhere to, the detention standards of care and confinement agreed upon in the facility's contract for operations, as specified. Existing law requires a private detention facility operator to comply with, and adhere to, all local and state public health orders and occupational safety and health regulations. This bill, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, would authorize the State Department of Public Health to inspect an involuntary residential facility, defined as a facility that houses more than 50 individuals overnight, restricts residents' ability to enter or leave, as specified, and provides specified onsite services, for the limited purpose of ensuring sanitary, hygienic, and safe conditions, using standards and inspection protocols consistent with those applied to licensed residential health facilities. The bill would authorize unnoticed inspections under specified conditions. The bill would require the department, within 30 days of completing an inspection, to submit a report to the Legislature. The bill would require the operator of a facility to provide access to the department for an inspection described above, to maintain all records necessary to demonstrate compliance with the above-described standards, and to correct any violation identified by the department, as specified. The bill would make a violation of the above-described requirements by an operator of a facility, after appropriate notice and an opportunity for a hearing, subject to an administrative penalty, as specified, per violation per day. If an operator fails to correct a violation within the time specified in the citation, the bill would authorize the department to issue a safety warning that identifies the uncorrected condition and requires prompt corrective action by the operator. The bill would authorize the department to refer violations to the Attorney General, and would authorize the Attorney General to bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief. The bill would require the department to adopt rules and regulations to ensure that all involuntary residential facilities comply with measurable standards for sanitary, hygienic, and safe conditions and would require the department to consult with specified organizations in the development of these standards. The bill would require the department to implement the above-described provisions in a manner that avoids unnecessary duplication of existing state or local health and safety oversight, as specified. The bill would declare that its provisions are severable. The bill would make related findings and declarations. The bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-05
- Latest action
- 2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Pérezauthor
- Rubioprincipal coauthor
- Gipsonprincipal coauthor
- Mark Gonzálezprincipal coauthor
- Reyescoauthor
- Wienercoauthor
- Addiscoauthor
- Bennettcoauthor
- Bontacoauthor
- Connollycoauthor
- Kalracoauthor
- Leecoauthor
- Ortegacoauthor
- Celeste Rodriguezcoauthor
- Zburcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-13
August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 30).
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2026-06-17
Coauthors revised.
2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-06-04
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
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2026-05-28
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-28
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4523.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4260.) (May 14).
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3977.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-17
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-16
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-04-16
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3901.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-04-13
Set for hearing April 15.
2026-04-06
April 8 hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-06
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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2026-03-26
Set for hearing April 8.
2026-02-18
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
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2026-02-09
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
2026-02-05
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-04-15 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Caballero: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grove: yes
- Rubio: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Laird: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Allen: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Niello: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Stern: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
Do pass as amended
2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
3rd Reading SB995 Pérez et al.
2026-05-28 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Blakespear: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Stern: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: yes
- Jones: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Grove: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Allen: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Niello: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Limón: yes
- Ashby: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Becker: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Dahle: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-06-16 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (16)
- Patel: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Addis: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Johnson: other
- Chen: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Bryan: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Papan: yes
- Dixon: other
- Macedo: other
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