Enacts "India's law"
Summary
Enacts "India's law" under which an incarcerated individual's next of kin shall be notified and allowed visitation by a local correctional facility when such individual is experiencing a serious medical event or demonstrating behavior that is likely to result in serious harm to themselves or others.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Jun 4, 2026
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What changed between versions
S9126A
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S9126B
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MODERATE
The bill was re-introduced with additional sponsors and a favorable committee report, indicating legislative progress. The core policy change extends the time limit for notifying mental health authorities about a prisoner's crisis from 24 hours to 48 hours, while also updating the language to refer to 'incarcerated individuals' instead of 'prisoners' for broader applicability.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on mental health crisis protocols within correctional facilities, but the terminology now applies to all incarcerated individuals rather than just those labeled as prisoners.
TIMELINE
The deadline for certifying a prisoner's mental health crisis and notifying the director was extended from 24 hours to 48 hours.
DEFINITION
The term 'prisoner' was replaced with 'incarcerated individual' throughout the text to ensure consistent and inclusive terminology.
ENFORCEMENT
The specific timeframes for filing applications for involuntary hospitalization were updated to match the new 48-hour notification requirement.
SCOPE
The bill text was updated to reflect the addition of new sponsors (Comrie, Cooney, Fahy, Gonzalez, Salazar) and the committee's favorable recommendation.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2026
How they voted
59–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Jun 4, 2026
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 9126B
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9126A
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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