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01.07.2022 Temporary Emergency Regulations Re: AB 965

Frequently Asked Policy Questions

AB 256: The Racial Justice 4 All Act (Kalra). Signed into Law.

AB 2632: The California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement (Holden). Vetoed by the Governor.

AB 2195: The Alternate Plea Act (Jones-Sawyer) Signed into Law.

SB 875: Parole Suitability (Skinner) – Pulled

SB 1106: The Fresh Start Act (Wiener). Signed into Law.

Suitability (Skinner) – Pulled

AB 2167: Alternatives to Incarceration (Kalra). Signed into Law.

AB 292 (Stone): Signed into Law. It went into effect January 2022. Click here to see what the bill does and does not do.

AB 256 (Kalra): Turned into a two-year bill. This bill will continue in 2022, resuming where it left off.

AB 1509 (Lee): Held in committee. This bill will not be moving forward.

See our Past Legislations page or go directly to the bill of interest below:

There are many opportunities to participate in our campaigns!

Anyone is welcome at our Advocacy Committee meetings. You can also join our Monthly Meetings, tune into our Policy Corner Instagram Lives, sign up for our mailing list, or join us at Abolition Corner to talk about the theory that goes behind our laws.

If you’re system impacted, you can join the Institute of Impacted Leaders, a 12-week program that will get you up to speed on how the policy process works.

We work on bills that directly improve the lives of our Inside Members and put us on a path to end incarceration. Many of our great bill ideas come from our Inside Organizers, or our community organizers out here.

The most comprehensive explanation of any bill can be found on LegInfo.ca.gov. The video above will show you how to navigate the site!

If you would prefer a (printable) guide from the CA State Assembly directly, check out this great resource: https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/content/process