Summary
Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to maintain a canteen at its active facilities, and until January 1, 2028, prohibits the sale prices of the articles offered for sale in a canteen from exceeding a 35% markup above the price of the articles paid to the vendors. Existing law, commencing on January 1, 2028, requires the sale amounts of the articles to be offered for sale to be fixed by the secretary at amounts that will render each canteen self-supporting.
This bill would prohibit the sale price of an article offered for sale in a commissary, as defined, at a private detention facility, defined as a detention facility that is operated by a private, nongovernmental, for-profit entity, and operating pursuant to a contract or agreement with a governmental entity, from exceeding a 35% markup above the amount paid to a vendor for that article.
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Legislative Journey
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor
- Passed Chamber 1
- Passed Chamber 2
- Signed
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
SenateJan 30, 2026
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.
SenateFeb 11, 2026
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.
SenateMar 3, 2026
Set for hearing March 17.
SenateMar 17, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 17). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Senate