AB 799

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 01, 2025
  • Passed Senate Sep 11, 2025
  • Became Law Oct 13, 2025

Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.

Abstract

Existing law establishes the California Conservation Camps for the purpose of having incarcerated persons work on projects supervised by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Existing law requires the department to utilize incarcerated persons assigned to conservation camps in performing fire prevention, fire control, and other work of the department. Existing law allows an incarcerated individual, as specified, who has successfully participated in either a California Conservation Camp program or a county program as an incarcerated individual hand crew member, as determined by specified authorities, and has been released from custody, to file a petition for relief with a court. This bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to pay a death benefit, as specified, for the death of any incarcerated individual hand crew members in the California Conservation Camp program, as specified.

Bill Sponsors (3)

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Actions


Oct 13, 2025

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 711, Statutes of 2025.

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

Sep 24, 2025

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

Sep 12, 2025

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3382.).

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

Sep 11, 2025

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2930.).

Sep 09, 2025

Senate

Ordered to special consent calendar.

Sep 02, 2025

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 29, 2025

Senate

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

Senate

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

Jun 23, 2025

Senate

In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
suspense file.

Jun 10, 2025

Senate

From 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.

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

May 29, 2025

Senate

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

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

May 14, 2025

Senate

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB. S.

May 01, 2025

Senate

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

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1387.)

Apr 24, 2025

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

Apr 23, 2025

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).

Mar 26, 2025

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

Mar 03, 2025

Assembly

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB. S.

Feb 19, 2025

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

Feb 18, 2025

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB799 HTML
02/18/25 - Introduced PDF
05/29/25 - Amended Senate PDF
08/29/25 - Amended Senate PDF
09/16/25 - Enrolled PDF
10/13/25 - Chaptered PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/24/25- Assembly Public Safety PDF
04/21/25- Assembly Appropriations PDF
06/09/25- Senate Public Safety PDF
06/20/25- Senate Appropriations PDF
08/29/25- Senate Appropriations PDF
09/02/25- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
09/12/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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