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California State Legislature · SB 551 · Chaptered (Chapter 225, Statutes of 2025)

Corrections and rehabilitation: state policy.

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 20, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. · Feb 21, 2025
Referred to Com. on RLS. · Mar 5, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. · Mar 24, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. · Apr 2, 2025
Set for hearing April 22. · Apr 9, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 841.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 23, 2025
Set for hearing May 5. · Apr 25, 2025
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. · May 5, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 6, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1293.) Ordered to the Assembly. · May 28, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · May 28, 2025
Referred to Com. on PUB. S. · Jun 5, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. · Jun 10, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jun 17, 2025
Coauthors revised. · Jun 17, 2025
July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Jul 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 2, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 20. Page 2868.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 3, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 3, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2706.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 9, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. · Sep 17, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 1, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 225, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 1, 2025

The numbers

5
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

CorteseBeckerUmbergWeber PiersonSchultz

Recorded votes

Unfinished Business SB551 Cortese et al. ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-09 · (PASS) · Ayes 30, Noes 9, Abstain 1
SB 551 Cortese Senate Third Reading By SchultzAssembly · 2025-09-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 57, Noes 20, Abstain 2
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 4, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-06-17 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 2, Abstain 0
Senate 3rd Reading SB551 Cortese et al.Senate · 2025-05-28 · (PASS) · Ayes 28, Noes 10, Abstain 2
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-04-22 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 1, Abstain 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 225, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 1, 2025).