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Home/Bills/AB 1646California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
Assembly BillPassed first houseWelfare and Institutions

AB 1646: Juvenile facilities: visitation.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified August 19, 2026

What AB 1646 does, verified August 19, 2026

The bill aims to add a new section to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles. It would require all youth confined in a juvenile facility to have the right to engage in certain types of non-sexual physical contact during in-person visits, as provided. The facilities would need to establish regulations and procedures to accommodate this requirement. The state would be responsible for reimbursing local agencies and school districts for the costs associated with implementing this bill.

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
In CommitteeComplete
First Chamber FloorComplete
4Second ChamberCurrent
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (2026-08-17)Alert me
Recent actions19 total · showing 5
Aug. 17, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 13, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Aug. 13, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13).
Aug. 03, 2026In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Jun. 25, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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