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| 1 | + | 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. | |
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| 3 | + | 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 | |
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| 5 | - | Amended IN Senate August 15, 2024 | |
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| 7 | - | Amended IN Senate August 15, 2024 | |
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| 9 | 9 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 13 | 13 | No. 2959 | |
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| 15 | 15 | Introduced by Assembly Member OrtegaFebruary 16, 2024 | |
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| 17 | 17 | Introduced by Assembly Member Ortega | |
| 18 | 18 | February 16, 2024 | |
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| 20 | 20 | An act to add Section 5018 to the Penal Code, relating to incarceration. | |
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| 22 | 22 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 24 | 24 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 26 | - | AB 2959, as | |
| 26 | + | AB 2959, as introduced, Ortega. Prisons and jails: food. | |
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| 28 | - | 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. | |
| 28 | + | 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. | |
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| 30 | 30 | 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. | |
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| 32 | 32 | 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. | |
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| 36 | - | This bill would, commencing January 1, 2028, require the department, in coordination with the Department of Rehabilitation, to ensure food items sold in prison vending machines do not exceed a 35% markup above the average market retail price in the community in which the facility is located. | |
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| 38 | 34 | ## Digest Key | |
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| 40 | 36 | ## Bill Text | |
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| 42 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5018 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5018. | |
| 38 | + | 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. | |
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| 44 | 40 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 46 | 42 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 48 | - | SECTION 1. Section 5018 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5018. | |
| 44 | + | 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. | |
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| 50 | 46 | SECTION 1. Section 5018 is added to the Penal Code, to read: | |
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| 52 | 48 | ### SECTION 1. | |
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| 54 | - | 5018. | |
| 50 | + | 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. | |
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| 56 | - | 5018. | |
| 52 | + | 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. | |
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| 58 | - | 5018. | |
| 54 | + | 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. | |
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| 62 | - | 5018. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in coordination with the Department of Rehabilitation, shall ensure that food items sold in prison vending machines do not exceed a 35-percent markup above the average market retail price in the community in which the prison is located. | |
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| 64 | - | (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2028. | |
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| 70 | - | The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following: | |
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| 58 | + | 5018. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following: | |
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| 74 | 60 | (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. | |
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| 78 | 62 | (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. | |
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| 82 | 64 | (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. |