Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 653

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: providing medication and a valid prescription to a prisoner upon release. (FE)

Corrections department of Drugs Prison

Introduced, stopped here
Passes Assembly, not reached
Passes Senate, not reached
Governor signs, not reached
Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, the Department of Corrections must identify whether any

person who is about to be released from prison is currently taking a prescription

medication. If an individual is taking a prescription medication for a condition that

is expected to last at least 12 weeks after the individual's release, DOC must provide

to the individual at the time of his or her release a six-week supply of the medication

and a valid prescription to obtain six weeks worth of medication to be filled at a later

date. If an an individual is taking a prescription medication for a condition that is

expected to last less than 12 weeks after the individual's release, DOC must provide

to the individual at the time of his or her release an appropriate supply of the

medication.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Feb 4, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 0