We’re thrilled to announce our state policy priorities for 2025!
Our legislation brings hope to our incarcerated community, including those serving LWOP, higher wages for our heroic incarcerated handcrews, expands expungement opportunities for formerly incarcerated firefighters, renews the fight to end slavery in California, and much more!
Here are our 2025 sponsored bills:
ACA 6: End Slavery in CA Act
This Constitutional Amendment will seek to amend the state constitution to prohibit slavery in all forms. If ACA 6 passes, it will create a ballot measure for November 2026, where voters will have the power to end forced prison labor and slavery in CA
AB 247: Fair Wages For Incarcerated Handcrews
This bill will raise the hourly wages for incarcerated handcrews. AB 247 is a historic step towards fair pay for our heroic handcrew participants
SB 245: Firecamps Expungements
This bill builds upon AB 2147 and increases expungement opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals who have participated in fire camps
AB 923: California Women’s Care Act
This bill would allow pregnant or postpartum women to file a request to apply for diversion from county jails
AB 952 : Youth Offender Program Fire Camp
The bill aims to make the Youth Offender Fire Camp Eligibility Pilot Program permanent, ensuring that young people convicted of crimes before the age of 25 can continue accessing rehabilitative opportunities through supervised fire suppression training and valuable career pathways in firefighting.
SB 672 :The Youth Rehabilitation and Opportunity Act
This bill will allow individuals sentenced to LWOP at ages 18 to 25 at the time of their conviction to have a parole hearing after 25 years of incarceration.
SB 562: Bail Reform
This bill would require the court to order a return of money or property paid to a bail bond licensee by or on behalf of the arrestee to obtain bail if the court’s disposition of the arrest results in no charges being filed
