Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to offer a program under which female inmates who are committed to state prison may be allowed to participate in a voluntary alternative custody program in lieu of confinement in state prison. Existing law defines an alternative custody program to include confinement to a residential home, a residential drug or treatment program, or a transitional care facility that offers appropriate services. Existing law provides that female inmates sentenced to determinate sentences shall be eligible for participation in the program, subject to certain disqualifying criteria.
California SB 219 (20152016) — Prisons: alternative custody.
Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to offer a program under which female inmates who are committed to state prison may be allowed to participate in a voluntary alternative custody program in lieu of confinement in state prison. Existing law defines an alternative custody program to include confinement to a residential home, a residential drug or treatment program, or a transitional care facility that offers appropriate services. Existing law provides that female inmates sentenced to determinate sentences shall be eligible for participation in the program, subject to certain disqualifying criteria.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 219 Liu Senate Third Reading By QUIRK — 61–15 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 24–14 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB219 Liu Concurrence — 25–14 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Liu — primary (person)
Hancock — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-02-13 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2015-02-26 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-03-10 Set for hearing April 7.
2015-03-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-04-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 507.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-10 Set for hearing April 20.
2015-04-20 April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-05-23 Set for hearing May 28.
2015-05-28 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1149.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-06-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 1250.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-11 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-07-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-08-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 15. Page 2630.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-27 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-09-01 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 25. Noes 14. Page 2367.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2015-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 762, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/909088d1-e674-4387-961a-61027b7a4a25. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).