Amended IN Senate June 19, 2024 Amended IN Senate June 12, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 8Introduced by Assembly Member Wilson(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta, Bryan, Wendy Carrillo, Connolly, Gipson, Haney, Jackson, Kalra, Low, McCarty, McKinnor, Ortega, Papan, Blanca Rubio, Santiago, Ting, and Weber)(Coauthors: Senators Bradford, Dodd, Durazo, Skinner, Smallwood-Cuevas, and Wiener)February 17, 2023A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 6 of Article I thereof, relating to slavery. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACA 8, as amended, Wilson. Slavery.The California Constitution prohibits slavery and prohibits involuntary servitude, except as punishment to a crime.This measure would instead prohibit slavery in any form. This measure would prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from punishing any incarcerated person for refusing a work assignment. The measure would also clarify that its provisions do not prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from awarding an incarcerated person credit towards toward their sentence for voluntarily accepting a work assignment.Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextResolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California at its 202324 Regular Session commencing on the fifth day of December 2022, two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring, hereby proposes to the people of the State of California, that the Constitution of the State be amended as follows: That Section 6 of Article I thereof is amended to read:SEC. 6. (a) Slavery in any form is prohibited.(b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility shall not punish any incarcerated person for refusing a work assignment.(c) This section does not prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from awarding an incarcerated person credit towards toward their sentence for voluntarily accepting a work assignment.
Amended IN Senate June 19, 2024 Amended IN Senate June 12, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 8Introduced by Assembly Member Wilson(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta, Bryan, Wendy Carrillo, Connolly, Gipson, Haney, Jackson, Kalra, Low, McCarty, McKinnor, Ortega, Papan, Blanca Rubio, Santiago, Ting, and Weber)(Coauthors: Senators Bradford, Dodd, Durazo, Skinner, Smallwood-Cuevas, and Wiener)February 17, 2023A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 6 of Article I thereof, relating to slavery. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACA 8, as amended, Wilson. Slavery.The California Constitution prohibits slavery and prohibits involuntary servitude, except as punishment to a crime.This measure would instead prohibit slavery in any form. This measure would prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from punishing any incarcerated person for refusing a work assignment. The measure would also clarify that its provisions do not prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from awarding an incarcerated person credit towards toward their sentence for voluntarily accepting a work assignment.Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate June 19, 2024 Amended IN Senate June 12, 2024
Amended IN Senate June 19, 2024
Amended IN Senate June 12, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 8
Introduced by Assembly Member Wilson(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta, Bryan, Wendy Carrillo, Connolly, Gipson, Haney, Jackson, Kalra, Low, McCarty, McKinnor, Ortega, Papan, Blanca Rubio, Santiago, Ting, and Weber)(Coauthors: Senators Bradford, Dodd, Durazo, Skinner, Smallwood-Cuevas, and Wiener)February 17, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Wilson(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta, Bryan, Wendy Carrillo, Connolly, Gipson, Haney, Jackson, Kalra, Low, McCarty, McKinnor, Ortega, Papan, Blanca Rubio, Santiago, Ting, and Weber)(Coauthors: Senators Bradford, Dodd, Durazo, Skinner, Smallwood-Cuevas, and Wiener)
February 17, 2023
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 6 of Article I thereof, relating to slavery.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACA 8, as amended, Wilson. Slavery.
The California Constitution prohibits slavery and prohibits involuntary servitude, except as punishment to a crime.This measure would instead prohibit slavery in any form. This measure would prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from punishing any incarcerated person for refusing a work assignment. The measure would also clarify that its provisions do not prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from awarding an incarcerated person credit towards toward their sentence for voluntarily accepting a work assignment.
The California Constitution prohibits slavery and prohibits involuntary servitude, except as punishment to a crime.
This measure would instead prohibit slavery in any form. This measure would prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from punishing any incarcerated person for refusing a work assignment. The measure would also clarify that its provisions do not prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from awarding an incarcerated person credit towards toward their sentence for voluntarily accepting a work assignment.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California at its 202324 Regular Session commencing on the fifth day of December 2022, two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring, hereby proposes to the people of the State of California, that the Constitution of the State be amended as follows:
That Section 6 of Article I thereof is amended to read:SEC. 6. (a) Slavery in any form is prohibited.(b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility shall not punish any incarcerated person for refusing a work assignment.(c) This section does not prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from awarding an incarcerated person credit towards toward their sentence for voluntarily accepting a work assignment.
That Section 6 of Article I thereof is amended to read:
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SEC. 6. (a) Slavery in any form is prohibited.(b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility shall not punish any incarcerated person for refusing a work assignment.(c) This section does not prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from awarding an incarcerated person credit towards toward their sentence for voluntarily accepting a work assignment.
SEC. 6. (a) Slavery in any form is prohibited.(b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility shall not punish any incarcerated person for refusing a work assignment.(c) This section does not prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from awarding an incarcerated person credit towards toward their sentence for voluntarily accepting a work assignment.
SEC. 6. (a) Slavery in any form is prohibited.(b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility shall not punish any incarcerated person for refusing a work assignment.(c) This section does not prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from awarding an incarcerated person credit towards toward their sentence for voluntarily accepting a work assignment.
SEC. 6. (a) Slavery in any form is prohibited.
(b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility shall not punish any incarcerated person for refusing a work assignment.
(c) This section does not prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any local entity operating a jail facility from awarding an incarcerated person credit towards toward their sentence for voluntarily accepting a work assignment.