republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20112012/ab-2357.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Inmates: temporary removal."
description: "Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to temporarily remove any inmate from prison or any other institution for the detention of adults under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, removal for the purpose of attending college classes. Existing law provides that, unless the inmate is removed for medical treatment, the removal shall not be for a period longer than 3 days. Existing law also authorizes the secretary to require the inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or in part, for expenses incurred by the state in connection with the temporary removal, other than for medical treatment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "AB 2357"
citation: "California AB 2357 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Inmates: temporary removal."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Galgiani"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2012-02-24"
last_action: "2012-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5b1a265-2015-4d72-94fa-71a7c4091535"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2357"
source_hash: "fb51065ad62f770889975139e33ac01e09c29e0f8c8ea1d07e6c6ce140b9bd6c"
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 AB 2357 (20112012) — Inmates: temporary removal.

Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to temporarily remove any inmate from prison or any other institution for the detention of adults under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, removal for the purpose of attending college classes. Existing law provides that, unless the inmate is removed for medical treatment, the removal shall not be for a period longer than 3 days. Existing law also authorizes the secretary to require the inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or in part, for expenses incurred by the state in connection with the temporary removal, other than for medical treatment.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/24/12 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2357&version=20110AB235799INT)
2. **04/18/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2357&version=20110AB235798AMD)
3. **05/25/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2357&version=20110AB235797AMD)
4. **06/19/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2357&version=20110AB235796AMD)
5. **06/28/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2357&version=20110AB235795AMD)
6. **07/17/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2357&version=20110AB235793CHP)
7. **AB2357** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2357)
8. **07/05/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2357&version=20110AB235794ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2357 GALGIANI Concurrence - Urgency Added — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 2357 GALGIANI Assembly Third Reading — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB2357 Galgiani By Alquist Urgency Clause — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Galgiani — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-24** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2012-02-26** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2012-02-27** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2012-03-15** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-17** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 10). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-04-18** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-04-26** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4558.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-04-26** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2012-05-03** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-25** 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. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-06-12** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-06-19** 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`
- **2012-06-27** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-06-28** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-07-05** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4281.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-07-05** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2012-07-05** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 5607.)
- **2012-07-05** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 5607.)
- **2012-07-05** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5615.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2012-07-05** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5:10 p.m.
- **2012-07-17** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-17** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 145, Statutes of 2012.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5b1a265-2015-4d72-94fa-71a7c4091535`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).