Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.

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

The bill adds a new Penal Code section that obligates the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide a death benefit when an incarcerated hand‑crew member assigned to a California Conservation Camp dies while performing firefighting duties. The benefit, paid to the crew member’s designated beneficiary within 60 days, consists of $50,000 plus half of the inmate’s annual earnings from the prior year. It applies only to deaths occurring during active deployments, training exercises, or resulting incapacitation from those duties.

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Vote

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3382.). · Sep 12, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 29, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jun 23, 2025
• Public Safety Committee Hearing
  Public Safety · Jun 10, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Apr 23, 2025
• Public Safety Committee Hearing
  Public Safety · Mar 25, 2025

History

1. Oct 13, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 711, Statutes of 2025.
2. Oct 13, 2025Approved by the Governor.
3. Sep 24, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. Sep 12, 2025Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3382.).
5. Sep 12, 2025In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6. Sep 11, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2930.).
7. Sep 9, 2025Ordered to special consent calendar.
8. Sep 2, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. Aug 29, 2025Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
10. Aug 29, 2025From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
11. Jun 23, 2025In committee: Referred to suspense file.
12. Jun 10, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

The 12 most recent of 22 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Celeste Rodriguez · sponsor
• Bryan
• Elhawary

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