Existing regulation requires that a state prison provide a prisoner with use of a telephone consistent with their assigned privilege group. Existing law provides that the sheriff of each county may maintain an inmate welfare fund to be kept in the treasury of the county into which, among other funds, any rebates or commissions received from a telephone company attributable to the use of pay telephones that are primarily used by inmates, is required to be deposited. Existing law contains numerous provisions governing the incarceration and detention of juveniles, including the right to maintain and continue frequent contacts with family members through telephone calls for those confined in a facility of the Division of Juvenile Facilities.
California SB 1008 (20212022) — Corrections: communications.
Existing regulation requires that a state prison provide a prisoner with use of a telephone consistent with their assigned privilege group. Existing law provides that the sheriff of each county may maintain an inmate welfare fund to be kept in the treasury of the county into which, among other funds, any rebates or commissions received from a telephone company attributable to the use of pay telephones that are primarily used by inmates, is required to be deposited. Existing law contains numerous provisions governing the incarceration and detention of juveniles, including the right to maintain and continue frequent contacts with family members through telephone calls for those confined in a facility of the Division of Juvenile Facilities.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1008 Becker et al. Concurrence — 27–7 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Communications and Conveyance] — 5–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
SB 1008 Becker Senate Third Reading By Mia Bonta — 56–16 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 23–6 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 12–4 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Becker — primary (person)
Bryan — coauthor (person)
Durazo — coauthor (person)
Kalra — coauthor (person)
Kamlager — coauthor (person)
Luz Rivas — coauthor (person)
Mia Bonta — coauthor (person)
Mike Fong — coauthor (person)
Quirk — coauthor (person)
Skinner — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-02-14 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-02-15 From printer.
2022-02-23 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2022-03-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-03-23 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-04-04 Set for hearing April 26.
2022-04-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3518.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2022-05-09 May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2022-05-13 Set for hearing May 19.
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3779.) (May 19). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 6. Page 3968.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-27 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-06-02 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-06-15 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 14). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-16 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-29 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (June 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-08-03 August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 11). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-24 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 7. Page 5331.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2022-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 827, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3fb9bdda-7afc-4221-b333-7c6a3bd6cf9f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).