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Incarcerated persons: communications.

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

CA SB 498 · Senate Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
5
Latest action
Aug 13, 2026

What it does

Under existing law, a person sentenced to imprisonment in state prison or in a county jail for a felony offense, as specified, may, during that period of confinement, be deprived only of those rights as are reasonably related to legitimate penological interests. Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide inmates with accessible, functional voice communication services free of charge to the person initiating and the person receiving the communication.

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Aug 13, 2026

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

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