Criminal procedure: attorney visits: medical settings.
Summary
Existing law requires a person arrested to be taken before a magistrate without delay and, in any event, within 48 hours after arrest, not including weekends and holidays, as specified. Existing law allows an attorney to visit a prisoner after their arrest, as specified. Under existing law, an officer in charge of the prisoner who willfully refuses or neglects to allow an attorney to visit that prisoner is liable for criminal and civil penalties, as provided. This bill would clarify that the above provisions regarding criminal and civil penalties for officers apply if a prisoner is in a jail, prison, or medical setting. The bill would make other technical changes, as provided.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 19, 2026
Signed Jun 30, 2026
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What changed between versions
02/19/26 - Introduced
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06/17/26 - Enrolled
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2 edits
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Jun 17, 2026
MINOR
AB 2286, as enrolled, removed a sentence from Section 825(b) of the Penal Code that had explicitly stated any California-licensed attorney could visit a prisoner at the request of the prisoner or a relative. The enrolled version retains the core prohibition against officers willfully refusing attorney visits (including in medical settings and hospitals) but drops the affirmative statement of who may request a visit and what qualifications the visiting attorney must have. A minor gender-neutral pronoun change was also made in subsection (a)(1).
ELIGIBILITY
Removed the sentence stating that 'Any attorney at law entitled to practice in the courts of record of California, may, at the request of the prisoner or any relative of the prisoner, visit the prisoner.' This eliminates the explicit statement of who can request a visit and what bar admission is required for the visiting attorney.
TECHNICAL
Changed 'his or her' to 'their' in Section 825(a)(1) as a gender-neutral pronoun update.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 15, 2026 · Assembly Apr 16, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 15, 2026
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jun 30, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4760.).
upper
Jun 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 9).
upper
May 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4681.)
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Isaac Bryan
DDemocratic
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