Criminal justice: Commission on Alternatives to Incarceration.
Summary
Existing law, generally, punishes the violation of serious felonies by incarceration in the state prison. This bill would create the Commission on Alternatives to Incarceration within the California Health and Human Services Agency to study alternatives to incarceration, alternative crisis response models, and the effects of family separation in the jail and state prison systems. The bill would require the commission to report its findings and make recommendations to the Legislature no later than February 1, 2024, as specified.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Last action May 19, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
3
May 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
In committee: Held under submission.
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
lower
Apr 4, 2022
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (March 29).
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (March 15). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and HEALTH.
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 19.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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