Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to prescribe and amend rules and regulations for the administration of prisons. Existing law authorizes the department to provide medical care to incarcerated persons and to develop polices and regulations on visitation. Existing regulations establish the framework by which incarcerated persons in prison receive medical treatment and visitors and make personal calls.
California SB 1139 (20212022) — Prisons: visitation.
Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to prescribe and amend rules and regulations for the administration of prisons. Existing law authorizes the department to provide medical care to incarcerated persons and to develop polices and regulations on visitation. Existing regulations establish the framework by which incarcerated persons in prison receive medical treatment and visitors and make personal calls.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1139 Kamlager Concurrence — 30–1 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 28–2 (pass) · upper
SB 1139 Kamlager Senate Third Reading By BONTA, M. — 56–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 12–3 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Kamlager — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-02-16 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-02-17 From printer.
2022-02-23 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-03-10 Set for hearing March 29.
2022-03-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3256.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-05 Set for hearing April 18.
2022-04-13 April 18 hearing postponed by committee.
2022-04-14 Set for hearing April 25.
2022-04-25 April 25 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 0. Page 3785.) (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
2022-05-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 2. Page 3887.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-05-27 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-06-08 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 8). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-09 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-22 June 22 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (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
2022-08-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-24 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 5305.) 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 837, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fd780bfc-03e6-41fc-ac96-8e7b2adf7a7c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).