AB 2642

California Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 21, 2026.

Prisons: employment of inmates.

Bill ID CA-2025-2026-AB-2642
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Assembly in_committee 2026-02-21
Criminal Justice Labor / Employment
Summary

Existing law requires every able-bodied prisoner imprisoned in a state prison to work as many hours of faithful labor in each day and every day during their term of imprisonment as prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in departmental rules and regulations. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Sponsor
Elhawary
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-20 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-21 Status in_committee
2026-02-21 Latest Action From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
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