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Committee clears bill removing state cap on county jail wages for incarcerated workers
3759199 · June 10, 2025
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Summary
AB 248 would remove a statutory maximum wage (25¢ per hour) for county jail labor and restore local control so county boards of supervisors can set wages. The panel moved the bill to the Senate floor as amended.
The Senate Public Safety Committee voted to send Assembly Bill 248 to the Senate floor. AB 248 removes a state law wage cap that limits how much counties can pay incarcerated people for labor in county jails.
Assemblymember Brian, the bill’s sponsor, said the state’s statutory cap — historically described in testimony as 25¢ per hour (and referenced in hearing as a $2…
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