Inmates: involuntary administration of psychotropic medications.
Existing law provides that a person sentenced to imprisonment in a state prison may be deprived of rights only as is reasonably related to legitimate penological interests. Existing law states that nothing in this provision shall be construed to permit the involuntary administration of psychotropic medication unless the process specified in Keyhea v. Rushen (1986) 178 Cal.App.3d 526 has been followed. Existing law further requires that this process be conducted by an administrative law judge.
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20112012
AB 1114
California AB 1114 (20112012)
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Inmates: involuntary administration of psychotropic medications.
California AB 1114 (20112012) — Inmates: involuntary administration of psychotropic medications.
Existing law provides that a person sentenced to imprisonment in a state prison may be deprived of rights only as is reasonably related to legitimate penological interests. Existing law states that nothing in this provision shall be construed to permit the involuntary administration of psychotropic medication unless the process specified in Keyhea v. Rushen (1986) 178 Cal.App.3d 526 has been followed. Existing law further requires that this process be conducted by an administrative law judge.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bonnie Lowenthal — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2011-03-17 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD. referral-committee
2011-04-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2011-04-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-26 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2011-04-28 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-05-02 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2011-05-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-18 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1567.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-06-02 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2011-07-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-07 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-08-15 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-08-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-17 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2187.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-09-01 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2011-09-06 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2920.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2011-10-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 665, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/86d4488d-ae59-4d26-ad9b-569ba1db2e0c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).