BILL NUMBER: AB 966ENROLLED BILL TEXT PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 21, 2014 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2014 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 6, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bonta FEBRUARY 22, 2013 An act to add Chapter 10.9 (commencing with Section 6500) to Title 7 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, relating to prison inmates. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 966, Bonta. Prisoner Protections for Family and Community Health Act. Under existing law, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is responsible for the administration of the state prisons. Existing law makes it a crime to engage in sodomy while incarcerated in a state prison and existing regulation prohibits inmates from participating in illegal sexual acts. This bill would require the department to develop a 5-year plan to extend the availability of condoms in all California prisons. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Prisoner Protections for Family and Community Health Act. SEC. 2. Chapter 10.9 (commencing with Section 6500) is added to Title 7 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read: CHAPTER 10.9. PRISONER PROTECTIONS FOR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ACT 6500. Based on the recommendations contained in the "Evaluation of a Prisoner Condom Access Pilot Program Conducted in One California State Prison Facility" report, and in light of the successful pilot project conducted at California State Prison, Solano, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall develop a five-year plan to expand the availability of condoms in all California prisons.