California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1135 — Inmates: sterilization.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 558, Statutes of 2014.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes a state correctional system and provides for the establishment of county jails. Existing law regulates certain aspects of medical care for inmates. This bill would prohibit sterilization for the purpose of birth control of an individual under the control of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or a county correctional facility, as specified. The bill would also otherwise prohibit any means of sterilization of an inmate, except when required for the immediate preservation of life in an emergency medical situation or when medically necessary, as determined by contemporary standards of evidence-based medicine, to treat a diagnosed condition and certain requirements are satisfied, including that patient consent is obtained. If a sterilization procedure is performed pursuant to these exceptions, the bill would require psychological consultation and medical followup, as specified. The bill would require the department, if a sterilization procedure is performed on one or more individuals under its control, to annually publish on its Internet Web site data related to the number of sterilizations performed, disaggregated by race, age, medical justification, and method of sterilization. The bill would require each county jail or other institution of confinement, if a sterilization procedure is performed on one or more individuals under its control, to annually submit to the Board of State and Community Corrections data related to the number of sterilizations performed, disaggregated by race, age, medical justification, and method of sterilization, and would require the board to annually publish that data on its Internet Web site. The bill would require the department and all county jails or other institutions of confinement to provide notification to all individuals under their custody, and to all employees who are involved in providing health care services, of their rights and responsibilities with regard to the sterilization of inmates. By imposing additional duties on local correctional facilities in connection with inmate medical care, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 558, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4604.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6129.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From consent calendar.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 6).

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 24).

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  16. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and HEALTH.

  17. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3604.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3710.) (May 23).

  21. Set for hearing May 23.

  22. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. Set for hearing May 12.

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3311.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. Set for hearing April 29.

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3038.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  27. (Corrected March 26.)

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  29. Set for hearing April 2.

  30. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  31. Set for hearing March 26.

  32. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and PUB. S.

  33. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  34. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bonnie Lowenthal · Cosponsor
  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Jackson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Jackson

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB1135 Jackson Concurrence

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 2001
Total 34006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 1135 Jackson Senate Third Reading By LOWENTHAL

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70002
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Pan — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Mullin — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 18000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 2001
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Beall — Yea
Correa — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Evans — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety civil-rights healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1135 do?
Existing law establishes a state correctional system and provides for the establishment of county jails. Existing law regulates certain aspects of medical care for inmates. This bill would prohibit sterilization for the purpose of birth control of an individual under the control of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or a county correctional facility, as specified. The bill would also otherwise prohibit any means of sterilization of an inmate, except when required for the immediate preservation of life in an emergency medical situation or when medically necessary, as determined by contemporary standards of evidence-based medicine, to treat a diagnosed condition and certain requirements are satisfied, including that patient consent is obtained. If a sterilization procedure is performed pursuant to these exceptions, the bill would require psychological consultation and medical followup, as specified. The bill would require the department, if a sterilization procedure is performed on one or more individuals under its control, to annually publish on its Internet Web site data related to the number of sterilizations performed, disaggregated by race, age, medical justification, and method of sterilization. The bill would require each county jail or other institution of confinement, if a sterilization procedure is performed on one or more individuals under its control, to annually submit to the Board of State and Community Corrections data related to the number of sterilizations performed, disaggregated by race, age, medical justification, and method of sterilization, and would require the board to annually publish that data on its Internet Web site. The bill would require the department and all county jails or other institutions of confinement to provide notification to all individuals under their custody, and to all employees who are involved in providing health care services, of their rights and responsibilities with regard to the sterilization of inmates. By imposing additional duties on local correctional facilities in connection with inmate medical care, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors SB 1135?
SB 1135 is sponsored by Bonnie Lowenthal, Anderson, Hancock, and Jackson.
What is the current status of SB 1135?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2014. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 1135?
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