AB 1986

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly Apr 15, 2024
  • Passed Senate Aug 27, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Sep 26, 2024

State prisons: banned books.

Bill Subjects

State Prisons Banned Books

Abstract

Existing law grants a person sentenced to imprisonment the right to purchase, receive, and read any and all newspapers, periodicals, and books, as specified, subject to restrictions reasonably related to legitimate penological interests. Existing law authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to prescribe and amend rules and regulations for the administration of state prisons, including determining which materials are a threat to legitimate penological interests. Existing law creates the Office of the Inspector General and grants the Inspector General responsibility for oversight of the department, as specified. This bill would require the Office of the Inspector General to post the Centralized List of Disapproved Publications maintained by the department on the office's internet website and would require the department to notify the office each time a change is made to that list. The bill would authorize the office, upon request, to review publications on the list to determine if it concurs with the department's determination that the publication violates department regulations. The bill would require the office to notify the department if it does not concur with the department's determination. The bill would also require the office to include information relating to those notifications in an annual report the Inspector General provides to the Governor and Legislature.

Bill Sponsors (14)

Votes


Actions


Sep 26, 2024

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 620, Statutes of 2024.

Sep 10, 2024

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

Aug 28, 2024

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).

Assembly

Assembly Rule 77 suspended.

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Aug 27, 2024

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

Aug 26, 2024

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 23, 2024

Senate

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Aug 07, 2024

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 06, 2024

Senate

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Jun 13, 2024

Senate

Ordered to third reading.

Senate

From Consent Calendar.

Jun 11, 2024

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

Jun 10, 2024

Senate

From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

Jun 04, 2024

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

May 28, 2024

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (May 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

May 01, 2024

Senate

Referred to Com. on PUB S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB S.

Apr 15, 2024

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 4796.)

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

Apr 11, 2024

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Apr 10, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 10).

Mar 12, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 11, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB. S.

Mar 07, 2024

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

Feb 12, 2024

Assembly

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB. S.

Jan 31, 2024

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.

Jan 30, 2024

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB1986 HTML
01/30/24 - Introduced PDF
03/07/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/04/24 - Amended Senate PDF
08/06/24 - Amended Senate PDF
08/23/24 - Amended Senate PDF
08/31/24 - Enrolled PDF
09/26/24 - Chaptered PDF

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04/12/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
05/23/24- Senate Public Safety PDF
06/14/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/07/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/25/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/28/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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