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Home/Bills/SB 134California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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SB 134: Public Safety.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified December 6, 2025

What SB 134 does, verified December 6, 2025

This bill aims to improve public safety by making changes to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. It would repeal the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board, which was established to examine programs for incarcerated individuals, and remove the requirement for the Inspector General to conduct an oversight program. The bill would also repeal the Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health, which was established to investigate and promote cost-effective approaches to meeting the long-term needs of adults and juveniles with behavioral health disorders. Additionally, it would repeal the Recidivism Reduction Fund, which was established to reduce the state's prison population. The bill would make changes to the Board of State and Community Corrections, including allowing it to delegate authority to approve or disapprove corrective action plans for juvenile fac…

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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. (2025-06-24)Alert me
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Jun. 24, 2025From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.
Mar. 24, 2025Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
Mar. 20, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 441.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Mar. 20, 2025In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Mar. 18, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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