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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 134: Public Safety.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 134 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Safety. . Primary sponsor: Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. Most recent recorded action (June 24, 2025): From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

(1)Existing law establishes the Office of the Inspector General, which is responsible for, among other things, contemporaneous public oversight of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation investigations and staff grievance inquiries conducted by the department’s Office of Internal Affairs. Existing law establishes within the office the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board, which consists of 11 members. Existing law requires the board, among other things, to regularly examine the various mental health, substance abuse, educational, and employment programs for incarcerated persons and parolees operated by the department.

This bill would repeal the provisions establishing the board and its responsibilities.

Existing law also requires the Inspector General to conduct an oversight and inspection program to periodically review delivery of the reforms identified in a specified document released by the department in 2012.

This bill would remove the requirement that the Inspector General conduct that oversight and inspection program. The bill would also make conforming changes.

Existing law requires the department to establish the California Reentry and Enrichment (CARE) Grant program to provide grants to community-based organizations that provide rehabilitative services to incarcerated individuals. Existing law requires the department to establish a CARE Grant program steering committee, which establishes grant criteria, select grant recipients, and determine grant amounts and the number of grants. Existing law requires the members of the committee to include, among others, a member from the Office of the Inspector General who is familiar with the work and objectives of the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board.

This bill would delete the provisions requiring a member from the Office of the Inspector General.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Committee on Budget and Fiscal ReviewPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)Senate—

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.
  2. Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
  3. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  4. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 441.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  6. Ordered to second reading.
  7. Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)
  8. Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
  9. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.
  10. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page