Existing law requires, as a condition of parole, a prisoner who has a severe mental disorder that is not in remission and who meets specified criteria to be treated by the State Department of State Hospitals and provided the necessary treatment. In order for that commitment to occur, existing law requires, among other criteria, that the severe mental disorder be one of the causes of, or an aggravating factor in, the commission of the crime, as defined, for which the prisoner was sentenced to prison. Existing law also requires the prisoner to have been in treatment for the severe mental disorder for 90 days or more within the year prior to the prisoner's parole or release. Existing law establishes procedures for the evaluation of a prisoner under these provisions by specified health practitioners of the State Department of State Hospitals and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
California SB 1295 (20152016) — Mentally ill prisoners.
Existing law requires, as a condition of parole, a prisoner who has a severe mental disorder that is not in remission and who meets specified criteria to be treated by the State Department of State Hospitals and provided the necessary treatment. In order for that commitment to occur, existing law requires, among other criteria, that the severe mental disorder be one of the causes of, or an aggravating factor in, the commission of the crime, as defined, for which the prisoner was sentenced to prison. Existing law also requires the prisoner to have been in treatment for the severe mental disorder for 90 days or more within the year prior to the prisoner's parole or release. Existing law establishes procedures for the evaluation of a prisoner under these provisions by specified health practitioners of the State Department of State Hospitals and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1295 Nielsen Senate Third Reading By IRWIN — 78–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Nielsen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-19 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2016-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2016-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2016-03-03 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2016-03-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-03-31 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-04-01 Set for hearing April 19.
2016-04-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3614.) (April 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-04-26 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2016-05-09 May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-05-20 Set for hearing May 27.
2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4007.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4052.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-06-06 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-06-23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-06-27 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (August 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 6017.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-24 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2016-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5497.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-09-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2016-09-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 430, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/00f3dac1-827c-4033-b259-e732765a264c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).