Incarcerated individual hand crew members: wages.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

AB 247 requires inmates serving as hand crew members on wildfire assignments, and youth placed at the Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp, to receive an hourly wage of $7.25 during active fire work. The bill keeps the existing credit‑earning system that lets them earn two days of credit for each day of service. It also orders an annual review of the wage rate and sets up dispute‑resolution procedures for unpaid wages.

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Vote

Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3301.). · Sep 11, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 29, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 18, 2025
• Public Safety Committee Hearing
  Public Safety · Jul 8, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jun 3, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 23, 2025

History

1. Oct 13, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 681, Statutes of 2025.
2. Oct 13, 2025Approved by the Governor.
3. Sep 23, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. Sep 11, 2025Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3301.).
5. Sep 10, 2025Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2825.).
6. Sep 10, 2025In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. Sep 8, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. Sep 5, 2025Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
9. Aug 29, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. Aug 29, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
11. Aug 18, 2025In committee: Referred to suspense file.
12. Jul 8, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

The 12 most recent of 36 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Bryan · sponsor
• Addis
• Alanis
• Bonta
• Celeste Rodriguez
• Connolly
• Cortese
• Elhawary
• Flora
• Fong
• Haney
• Harabedian
• Jackson
• Kalra
• Lee
• Lowenthal
• McKinnor
• Pellerin
• Reyes
• Rogers
• Schultz
• Sharp-Collins
• Solache

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