Bill Sponsor
California Assembly Bill 247
Session 20252026
Incarcerated individual hand crew members: wages.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Oct 13, 2025
First Action
Jan 15, 2025
Latest Action
Oct 13, 2025
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
247
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Author
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Principal Coauthor
Republican
Principal Coauthor
Republican
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Assembly Votes (5)
Senate Votes (4)
Summary
Under existing law, a prisoner can reduce their term of imprisonment by earning credit for, among other things, continuous incarceration, good behavior, and participation in approved rehabilitative programming. Existing law makes an inmate of a county jail or state prison who has completed training for assignment to a conservation camp, state or county facility, or a correctional institution as an inmate firefighter, or who is assigned to a state or county facility or a correctional institution as an inmate firefighter, and who is eligible to earn one day of credit for every one day of incarceration, instead eligible to earn 2 days of credit for every one day served in that assignment or after completing that training. Existing law authorizes a juvenile court to order placement of a ward at the Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp if specified criteria are met, including if the county has entered into a contract with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the department has found the ward amenable. Existing law authorizes the department to enter into contracts with counties to operate the Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp through a state-local partnership, or other management arrangement, to train justice-involved youth, as specified, in wildland firefighting skills. This bill would require an incarcerated individual hand crew member, in addition to receiving credits, and a ward or youth hand crew member placed at the Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp to be paid an hourly wage equal to $7.25 while assigned to an active fire incident. The bill would require that wage rate to be reviewed annually. The bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and counties to maintain regulations regarding an administrative adjudication and remedy process for any disputes over sums owned pursuant to these provisions. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Documents (10)
10/13/2025
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 681, Statutes of 2025.
10/13/2025
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/23/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
09/11/2025
Assembly
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3301.).
09/10/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
09/10/2025
Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2825.).
09/08/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
09/05/2025
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/29/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/29/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
08/18/2025
Senate
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
07/08/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/27/2025
Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
06/18/2025
Senate
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
06/09/2025
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
06/05/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2113.)
06/04/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
06/04/2025
Assembly
Measure version as amended on May 28 corrected.
06/03/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 3).
06/03/2025
Assembly
Coauthors revised.
06/02/2025
Assembly
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 6. Page 1871.)
06/02/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
05/28/2025
Assembly
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1756.)
05/27/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/23/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
05/23/2025
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (May 23).
05/23/2025
Assembly
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
04/30/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
03/11/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
03/11/2025
Assembly
Coauthors revised.
03/06/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
03/05/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
03/04/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
02/10/2025
Assembly
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
01/16/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.
01/15/2025
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
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Record Created
Jan 16, 2025 6:01:51 AM
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Nov 19, 2025 8:34:21 AM