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S05701Introduced in the Senate

Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to establish discharge plans and reentry services for wrongfully convicted individuals upon their discharge which includes housing needs, educational needs, employment needs, medical needs, and specific social service needs.

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Introduced by James Skoufis, District 42

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Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to establish discharge plans and reentry services for wrongfully convicted individuals upon their discharge which includes housing needs, educational needs, employment needs, medical needs, and specific social service needs.

Where it stands

COMMITTED TO RULES

June 5, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee Vote · February 24, 2026

6

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

7 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Dean Murray3Yes
Julia Salazar18Yes
Luis Sepulveda32Absent
Gustavo Rivera33Yes
Jamaal Bailey36Yes
Robert Rolison39Yes
Peter Harckham40Yes

Bill history

  1. REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

  2. 1ST REPORT CAL.609

  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. PASSED SENATE

  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. referred to correction

  8. died in assembly

  9. returned to senate

  10. REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

  11. 1ST REPORT CAL.424

  12. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  13. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  14. COMMITTED TO RULES

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