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Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.

It became law on Oct 13, 2025.

CA AB 799 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

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Sponsors
3
Latest action
Oct 13, 2025

What it does

Existing law establishes the California Conservation Camps for the purpose of having incarcerated persons work on projects supervised by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Existing law requires the department to utilize incarcerated persons assigned to conservation camps in performing fire prevention, fire control, and other work of the department. Existing law allows an incarcerated individual, as specified, who has successfully participated in either a California Conservation Camp program or a county program as an incarcerated individual hand crew member, as determined by specified authorities, and has been released from custody, to file a petition for relief with a court.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

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    Oct 13, 2025

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