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Jails and juvenile facilities: communications, information, and commissary services: contracts.

It was vetoed on Sep 30, 2020.

CA SB 555 · Senate Bill · 2019–2020

Stage
Vetoed
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
3
Latest action
Sep 30, 2020

What it does

(1) Existing law allows the sheriff of each county to operate a store in connection with the county jail to sell confectionary, tobacco, postage and writing materials, and toilet articles to incarcerated people in the jail. Existing law allows the sheriff to fix the sale prices of the articles offered for sale at the store. Existing law requires profits from the store to be deposited in the inmate welfare fund and requires the fund to be used primarily for the benefit, education, and welfare of incarcerated people.

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Where it stands

This bill failed and is no longer moving.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    Vetoed

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