---
type: "Bill"
title: "Corrections: inmates."
description: "Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement a literacy program in every state prison. In implementing these programs, existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to give strong consideration to computer-assisted training and other innovations that have proven to be effective in reducing illiteracy among disadvantaged adults."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20152016"
identifier: "SB 343"
citation: "California SB 343 (20152016)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections: inmates."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hancock"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2015-02-24"
last_action: "2015-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a7149e8-987c-4e94-887c-af135f659648"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB343"
source_hash: "b2bd18b10a34a4081c8571f3889b9e1b66a1ff4a6e65654f0f3825bb207f68ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 343 (20152016) — Corrections: inmates.

Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement a literacy program in every state prison. In implementing these programs, existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to give strong consideration to computer-assisted training and other innovations that have proven to be effective in reducing illiteracy among disadvantaged adults.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/24/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB343&version=20150SB34399INT)
2. **04/09/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB343&version=20150SB34398AMD)
3. **06/01/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB343&version=20150SB34397AMD)
4. **10/11/15 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB343&version=20150SB34395CHP)
5. **SB343** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB343)
6. **09/04/15 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB343&version=20150SB34396ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- SB 343 Hancock Senate Third Reading By SANTIAGO — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **16–1** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **39–1** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hancock — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2015-02-24** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2015-02-25** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
- **2015-03-05** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Set for hearing April 7.
- **2015-03-16** April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2015-03-18** Set for hearing April 21.
- **2015-04-09** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-04-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 729.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-04-24** Set for hearing May 4.
- **2015-05-04** May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2015-05-23** Set for hearing May 28.
- **2015-05-28** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1152.) (May 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2015-06-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-06-02** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 1253.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-06-02** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2015-06-15** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2015-07-01** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-07-08** July 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2015-08-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (August 27). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-08-31** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-09-03** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2853.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-09-03** In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- **2015-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2015-09-09** (Corrected September 8)
- **2015-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2015-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 798, Statutes of 2015.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a7149e8-987c-4e94-887c-af135f659648`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).