California AB1645: Corrections: Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 6400 of, and to add Section 6406 to, the Penal Code, relating to corrections. corrections Corrections: Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to amend Section 6400 of, and to add Section 6406 to, the Penal Code, relating to corrections. corrections Corrections: Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to prescribe and amend rules and regulations for the administration of prisons and requires regulations, which are adopted by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to recognize and consider the value of incarcerated person visitation as a means of increasing safety in prisons, maintaining family and community connections, and preparing incarcerated persons for successful release and rehabilitation. Existing regulations create the framework for establishing a visitation process in prisons that is conducted in as accommodating a manner as possible, subject to the need to maintain order, the safety of persons, the security of institutions and facilities, and required prison activities and operations. This bill, the Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026, would additionally require those regulations pertaining to incarcerated person visits to recognize and consider the importance of physical contact in incarcerated person visitation. The bill would prohibit the department from unreasonably restricting the ability of incarcerated persons or their visitors to engage in certain types of nonsexual physical contact throughout the visit, as provided. The bill would prohibit the department from taking disciplinary action based on …

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Sponsors

• Mark González (D, AD54) · primary sponsor
• Isaac Bryan (D, AD55) · primary sponsor
• Mia Bonta (D, AD18)
• Patrick Ahrens (D, AD26)
• Matt Haney (D, AD17)
• LaShae Sharp-Collins (D, AD79)
• Durazo, Maria Elena (D, SD26)
• Akilah Weber Pierson (D, SD39)

Latest actions

1. September 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 885, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 31, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 25, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 2. Page 6461.).
5. August 25, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 2.).
6. August 24, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. August 24, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
8. August 17, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 13, 2026: Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
10. August 13, 2026: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

Votes

• AB 1645 Mark González Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 25, 2026): 76 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1645 Mark González et al. By Weber Pierson (August 24, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (June 29, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 16, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1645 Mark González Assembly Third Reading (May 22, 2026): 73 yea, 2 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1645?

AB1645 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Corrections: Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026.

What does AB1645 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Section 6400 of, and to add Section 6406 to, the Penal Code, relating to corrections. corrections Corrections: Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026…

What is the status of AB1645?

Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 885, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1645?

Mark González (D, AD54), with 7 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1645?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1645