---
type: "Bill"
title: "Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: suicide prevention: reports."
description: "Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and charges it with certain duties and powers, including, among other things, the operation of prisons and other specified institutions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "SB 960"
citation: "California SB 960 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: suicide prevention: reports."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leyva"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 34
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-09-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db52c265-1c0e-4f79-b795-be513c8d27e6"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB960"
source_hash: "12aaefdbb5600501e4c91d05390ef291060a249d111fce298e1435f7ed480ff0"
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 960 (20172018) — Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: suicide prevention: reports.

Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and charges it with certain duties and powers, including, among other things, the operation of prisons and other specified institutions.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/31/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB960&version=20170SB96099INT)
2. **03/05/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB960&version=20170SB96098AMD)
3. **03/15/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB960&version=20170SB96097AMD)
4. **04/16/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB960&version=20170SB96096AMD)
5. **05/25/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB960&version=20170SB96095AMD)
6. **08/20/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB960&version=20170SB96094AMD)
7. **08/23/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB960&version=20170SB96093AMD)
8. **09/26/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB960&version=20170SB96091CHP)
9. **SB960** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB960)
10. **09/05/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB960&version=20170SB96092ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Placed on suspense file — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 960 Leyva Senate Third Reading By WEBER — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB960 Leyva Concurrence — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Leyva — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 3.
- **2018-02-08** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-04-04** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-06** Set for hearing April 17.
- **2018-04-09** April 17 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2018-04-10** Set for hearing April 24.
- **2018-04-16** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4817.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-27** Set for hearing May 7.
- **2018-05-07** May 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2018-05-18** Set for hearing May 25.
- **2018-05-25** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4300.) (May 25). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-25** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-05-29** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-05-30** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4391.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-05-31** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2018-06-07** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-19** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2018-08-08** August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2018-08-16** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 16). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-08-20** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-08-21** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-08-23** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2018-08-23** Ordered to third reading.
- **2018-08-29** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6775.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-08-29** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2018-08-30** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2018-08-30** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6058.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2018-09-10** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2018-09-26** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-26** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 782, Statutes of 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db52c265-1c0e-4f79-b795-be513c8d27e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).