Tom Umberg
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 34
Author
Existing law provides the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation with jurisdiction over state prisons, as specified. This bill would require the department to establish and maintain an Accountability Letter Bank (ALB) program, with the goal of providing a voluntary opportunity for incarcerated persons under the jurisdiction of the department to be accountable for the harm they have caused and to express remorse to those they have harmed, and to allow victims, survivors, and next of kin to receive a letter of accountability from an incarcerated person when, and if, they choose to receive a letter that is addressed to them, as specified. The program would require the letters to be reviewed by an ALB program facilitator to ensure they are not harmful to the victim, survivor, or next of kin. This bill would additionally require the department to establish and maintain a Victim Offender Dialogue program, with the goal of providing voluntary opportunities for restorative justice processes between victims, survivors, and next of kin and people who are incarcerated or on parole, facilitated by nonprofit, community-based restorative justice organizations.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 980, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5747.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6709.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 15).
August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3055.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Ordered to second reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing January 16.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2958.) (January 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing January 9.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB379 | HTML |
| 02/09/23 - Introduced | |
| 01/03/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 01/23/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/29/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/19/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/04/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/29/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 01/04/24- Senate Public Safety | |
| 01/17/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 01/24/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/03/24- Assembly Public Safety | |
| 08/05/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/28/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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