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AB-799 • 2026

Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.

Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Celeste Rodriguez
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The phrase 'as specified' appears multiple times but is not defined in the provided source material.

Death Benefit for Incarcerated Firefighters

This law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to pay a death benefit when an incarcerated hand crew member in California Conservation Camps dies.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to pay a specified death benefit for the death of certain individuals.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Incarcerated individual hand crew members serving in the California Conservation Camp program as specified by law.
  • The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which is required to make the payment.

Terms To Know

California Conservation Camps
Programs where incarcerated persons work on projects supervised by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Hand crew member
An incarcerated individual assigned to perform fire prevention, fire control, or other departmental work in a conservation camp.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state the specific dollar amount of the death benefit.
  • The exact conditions under which an individual qualifies as 'specified' are not detailed in this summary.
  • The effective date is not provided in the source material.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.