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CA SB334

Bill

Status

Passed

9/24/2021

Primary Sponsor

Maria Durazo

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires private detention facilities to maintain general liability insurance with minimum coverage of $5 million per occurrence and $25 million aggregate, including directors' and officers' liability and civil rights violation coverage.

  • Requires private detention facilities to maintain automobile liability insurance with $5 million minimum per occurrence and umbrella liability insurance with $25 million per occurrence and aggregate.

  • Requires private detention facilities to obtain workers' compensation insurance from admitted insurers and prohibits self-insurance as a substitute.

  • Allows insurers to consider whether private detention facilities comply with state and local building, zoning, health, safety, and fire standards and Board of State and Community Corrections minimum jail standards as part of their loss control program.

  • Exempts facilities identified in Penal Code Section 9502 from these requirements, except facilities that provide vocational, medical, or ancillary services where inmates are confined for more than 10 consecutive hours.

Legislative Description

Detention facilities: contracts.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 298, Statutes of 2021.

9/24/2021

Committee Referrals

Public Safety6/24/2021
Insurance5/28/2021
Appropriations4/21/2021
Judiciary3/25/2021
Insurance2/17/2021
Rules2/8/2021

Full Bill Text

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