Prisons: release allowance.
Summary
Existing law requires a prisoner, upon release, to be paid a sum of $200, as specified. This bill would increase this payment to $1300. The bill would also require this amount to be adjusted annually for inflation, as specified.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Aug 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Assembly Passage
Aug 2022
Vetoed
Sep 2022
Introduced Feb 18, 2022
Vetoed Sep 29, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2022 · Assembly Aug 24, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 37
May 26, 2022
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican8
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Sep 29, 2022
Vetoed
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
upper
Sep 29, 2022
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
upper
Aug 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 0. Page 6194.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Aug 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 11).
lower
Jun 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
May 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 3970.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
May 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3791.) (May 19).
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3184.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
March 29 hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sydney Kamlager
DDemocratic
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