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SB 941: Private detention facilities: canteens.
What SB 941 does, verified October 2, 2026
<p>This bill prohibits the excessive markup of goods sold in commissaries at private detention facilities. The markup is capped at 35% above the cost paid to the vendor. Private detention facilities are operated by for-profit entities under contract with a government entity. The goal is to ensure fair pricing for inmates.</p>
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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 991, Statutes of 2026. (2026-09-30)Alert me
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| Sep. 30, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 991, Statutes of 2026. |
| Sep. 30, 2026 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Aug. 24, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. |
| Aug. 19, 2026 | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Aug. 18, 2026 | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
Latest bill textChaptered version, September 30, 2026 · 353 words
Senate Bill No. 941
CHAPTER 991
An act to add Chapter 2.4 (commencing with Section 18891) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to detention facilities.
[ Approved by Governor September 30, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State September 30, 2026. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 941, Padilla. Private detention facilities: canteens.
Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to maintain a canteen at its active facilities, and until January 1, 2028, prohibits the sale prices of the articles offered for sale in a canteen from exceeding a 35% markup above the price of the articles paid to the vendors. Existing law, commencing on January 1, 2028, requires the sale amounts of the articles to be offered for sale to be fixed by the secretary at amounts that will render each canteen self-supporting.
This bill would prohibit the sale price of an article offered for sale in a commissary, as defined, at a private detention facility, defined as a detention facility that is operated by a private, nongovernmental, for-profit entity, and operating pursuant to a contract or agreement with a governmental entity, from exceeding a 35% markup above the amount paid to a vendor for that article.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 2.4 (commencing with Section 18891) is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read:CHAPTER 2.4. Private Detention Facilities
18891.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Commissary” means any onsite or online store, canteen, vendor-operated program, or retail service that sells goods, food, hygiene supplies, phone cards, or other items to people confined in a private detention facility, whether operated directly by the facility or through a third-party contractor.
(2) “Private detention facility” has the same meaning as defined in Section 9500 of the Penal Code.
(b) The sale price of an article offered for sale in a commissary at a private detention facility shall not exceed a 35-percent markup above the amount paid to a vendor for that article.
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