CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2959Introduced by Assembly Member OrtegaFebruary 16, 2024 An act to add Section 5018 to the Penal Code, relating to incarceration. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2959, as introduced, Ortega. Prisons and jails: food.Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and sets forth its powers and duties regarding the administration of correctional facilities and the care and custody of inmates.This bill would require the department to require all food items sold in the facility vending machines to be priced at the same average market retail price as in the community in which the facility is located. The bill would also require those facilities to take into consideration research that exists on junk foods and snacks as a cause of obesity in children and families when providing food in the state prison, and to encourage the provision of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food items in prison vending machines and the sourcing of food items from local farmers and producers.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5018 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5018. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following:(a) Require all food items sold in prison vending machines to be priced at the same average market retail price as in the community in which the prison is located.(b) Take into consideration the research that exists on junk foods and snacks as a cause of obesity in children and families when providing food in the state prison.(c) Encourage the provision of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food items in prison vending machines and the sourcing of food items from local farmers and producers.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2959Introduced by Assembly Member OrtegaFebruary 16, 2024 An act to add Section 5018 to the Penal Code, relating to incarceration. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2959, as introduced, Ortega. Prisons and jails: food.Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and sets forth its powers and duties regarding the administration of correctional facilities and the care and custody of inmates.This bill would require the department to require all food items sold in the facility vending machines to be priced at the same average market retail price as in the community in which the facility is located. The bill would also require those facilities to take into consideration research that exists on junk foods and snacks as a cause of obesity in children and families when providing food in the state prison, and to encourage the provision of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food items in prison vending machines and the sourcing of food items from local farmers and producers.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2959
Introduced by Assembly Member OrtegaFebruary 16, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Ortega
February 16, 2024
An act to add Section 5018 to the Penal Code, relating to incarceration.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2959, as introduced, Ortega. Prisons and jails: food.
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and sets forth its powers and duties regarding the administration of correctional facilities and the care and custody of inmates.This bill would require the department to require all food items sold in the facility vending machines to be priced at the same average market retail price as in the community in which the facility is located. The bill would also require those facilities to take into consideration research that exists on junk foods and snacks as a cause of obesity in children and families when providing food in the state prison, and to encourage the provision of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food items in prison vending machines and the sourcing of food items from local farmers and producers.
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and sets forth its powers and duties regarding the administration of correctional facilities and the care and custody of inmates.
This bill would require the department to require all food items sold in the facility vending machines to be priced at the same average market retail price as in the community in which the facility is located. The bill would also require those facilities to take into consideration research that exists on junk foods and snacks as a cause of obesity in children and families when providing food in the state prison, and to encourage the provision of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food items in prison vending machines and the sourcing of food items from local farmers and producers.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5018 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5018. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following:(a) Require all food items sold in prison vending machines to be priced at the same average market retail price as in the community in which the prison is located.(b) Take into consideration the research that exists on junk foods and snacks as a cause of obesity in children and families when providing food in the state prison.(c) Encourage the provision of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food items in prison vending machines and the sourcing of food items from local farmers and producers.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5018 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5018. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following:(a) Require all food items sold in prison vending machines to be priced at the same average market retail price as in the community in which the prison is located.(b) Take into consideration the research that exists on junk foods and snacks as a cause of obesity in children and families when providing food in the state prison.(c) Encourage the provision of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food items in prison vending machines and the sourcing of food items from local farmers and producers.
SECTION 1. Section 5018 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
5018. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following:(a) Require all food items sold in prison vending machines to be priced at the same average market retail price as in the community in which the prison is located.(b) Take into consideration the research that exists on junk foods and snacks as a cause of obesity in children and families when providing food in the state prison.(c) Encourage the provision of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food items in prison vending machines and the sourcing of food items from local farmers and producers.
5018. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following:(a) Require all food items sold in prison vending machines to be priced at the same average market retail price as in the community in which the prison is located.(b) Take into consideration the research that exists on junk foods and snacks as a cause of obesity in children and families when providing food in the state prison.(c) Encourage the provision of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food items in prison vending machines and the sourcing of food items from local farmers and producers.
5018. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following:(a) Require all food items sold in prison vending machines to be priced at the same average market retail price as in the community in which the prison is located.(b) Take into consideration the research that exists on junk foods and snacks as a cause of obesity in children and families when providing food in the state prison.(c) Encourage the provision of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food items in prison vending machines and the sourcing of food items from local farmers and producers.
5018. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following:
(a) Require all food items sold in prison vending machines to be priced at the same average market retail price as in the community in which the prison is located.
(b) Take into consideration the research that exists on junk foods and snacks as a cause of obesity in children and families when providing food in the state prison.
(c) Encourage the provision of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food items in prison vending machines and the sourcing of food items from local farmers and producers.