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AB-2204 • 2026

Prisons: organized sports programming.

Prisons: organized sports programming.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Gabriel (A) , Bryan
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on which outside organizations can propose sports programs or how much money will be in the Second Chance Sports Fund.

Prisons: Organized Sports Programming

The Second Chance Sports Act requires California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop policies for organized sports programming in state-run prisons, establishes a fund within the State Treasury to support these programs, and mandates annual reports on the fund's activities.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish a policy on organized sports programming at facilities operated by the department, in consultation with specified individuals and organizations.
  • Authorizes the department to solicit proposals and negotiate agreements with entities for expanding access to sports programs.
  • Establishes the Second Chance Sports Fund within the State Treasury to support these sports programs.
  • Requires the Government Operations Agency to seek advisement from the Legislature and the department on priorities for utilizing funds in the Second Chance Sports Fund and approve their use.
  • Mandates that the Treasurer provides annual reports to the Legislature on the amounts deposited into the fund starting January 1, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Prisoners in California state-run facilities
  • The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Organizations involved in prison sports programs

Terms To Know

Second Chance Sports Act
A law that requires the establishment of organized sports programming policies for prisoners.
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
The state agency responsible for managing California's prison system.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how much money will be in the Second Chance Sports Fund.
  • Does not detail which outside organizations can propose sports programs.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  2. 2026-03-17 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  3. 2026-03-16 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

  4. 2026-03-16 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  5. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  6. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2204, as amended, Gabriel.
Intercepted communications.
Prisons: organized sports programming.
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to administer the state prison system under the direction of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Existing California constitutional provisions grant the department the authority to award credits earned for good behavior and approved rehabilitative or educational achievements in order to enhance public safety, improve rehabilitation, and avoid the release of prisoners by federal court order.
This bill, the Second Chance Sports Act, would require the department to establish, in consultation with specified individuals and organizations, a policy on
organized sports programming at facilities operated by the department. The bill would authorize the department to solicit and accept proposals and negotiate and enter into agreements with specified entities for the purposes of expanding access to sports programming as described above. The bill would establish the Second Chance Sports Fund within the State Treasury. The bill would require the Government Operations Agency to seek advisement from the Legislature and the department on the priorities for utilizing the moneys in the fund and to approve the uses of the moneys. The bill would make funds available, upon appropriation and approval by the agency, for the above-described purposes. The bill would require the Treasurer, on or before January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, to provide a report to the Legislature on the amounts deposited into the fund. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
Existing law allows for an application authorizing the interception of a wire or electronic communication to be made by certain prosecutors to a judge of a superior court. Existing law authorizes the judge to enter an ex parte order authorizing the interception of wire or electronic communications and requires each of those orders to include specific information, including, among other things, the identity of the agency authorized to intercept the communications and of the person making the application.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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