Prison Industry Authority: nonprofit organizations: prison-made goods.
Existing law establishes the Prison Industry Authority and authorizes it to operate industrial, agricultural, and service enterprises which will provide products and services needed by the state, or any political subdivision of the state, or by the federal government, or any department, agency, or corporation of the federal government, or for any other public use. Existing law provides that all things authorized to be produced by the authority shall be purchased by the state, and may be purchased by local governments, to offer for sale to persons residing in state-operated institutions, at the prices fixed by the authority.
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20112012
SB 608
California SB 608 (20112012)
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Prison Industry Authority: nonprofit organizations: prison-made goods.
California SB 608 (20112012) — Prison Industry Authority: nonprofit organizations: prison-made goods.
Existing law establishes the Prison Industry Authority and authorizes it to operate industrial, agricultural, and service enterprises which will provide products and services needed by the state, or any political subdivision of the state, or by the federal government, or any department, agency, or corporation of the federal government, or for any other public use. Existing law provides that all things authorized to be produced by the authority shall be purchased by the state, and may be purchased by local governments, to offer for sale to persons residing in state-operated institutions, at the prices fixed by the authority.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB608 DeSaulnier Concurrence — 33–4 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 26–8 (pass) · upper
SB 608 DeSaulnier Senate Third Reading By SKINNER — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
DeSaulnier — primary (person)
Hancock — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-18 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
2011-03-03 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2011-03-15 Set for hearing April 12.
2011-04-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 621.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-13 Set for hearing May 2.
2011-05-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3. Page 846.) (May 2). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 8. Page 895.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-09 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-05-19 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2011-06-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-06-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-06 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 6). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-07 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-07-14 From consent calendar.
2011-07-14 Ordered to third reading.
2011-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2508.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 4. Page 2145.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2011-09-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 307, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b5de3e55-17e4-43cf-9bb2-b6ac7767b99d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).