AB 1269 - Requires County and City Jails to Ask Inmates to Provide Emergency Contact Information - California Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- Oct. 13, 2025
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- Sept. 9, 2025
- Senate Bill Passed
- Sept. 8, 2025
- House Bill Passed
- June 3, 2025
- Introduced
- Feb. 21, 2025
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Stage Details
Title: Requires County and City Jails to Ask Inmates to Provide Emergency Contact Information
Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom
Title: Requires County and City Jails to Ask Inmates to Provide Emergency Contact Information
Title: Requires County and City Jails to Ask Inmates to Provide Emergency Contact Information
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires county and city jails in California to ask inmates to provide emergency contact information.
Highlights:
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Establishes this bill to be known as Wakiesha’s Law (Sec. 1).
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Requires an incarcerated individual's next of kin to be notified within 24 hours of their death (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that any costs arising from this bill will be reimbursed to the correct agency (Sec. 2).
Title: Requires County and City Jails to Ask Inmates to Provide Emergency Contact Information
Title: Requires County and City Jails to Ask Inmates to Provide Emergency Contact Information