• AB 26 (Holden) Requires use of force policies for law enforcement agencies to include the requirement that officers “immediately” report potential excessive force, and further describes the requirement to “intercede” if another officer uses excessive force. Provides additional specifications for law enforcement agency policies on the duty to intervene when another officer uses excessive force. act to amend Section 7286 of the Government Code, relating to peace officers.
• AB 48 (Lorena Gonzalez) Provides that the use of kinetic energy projectiles or chemical agents, as defined, shall only be used by a peace officer that has received training on their proper use by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) for crowd control if the use is objectively reasonable to defend against a threat to life or serious bodily injury to any individual, including any peace officer, or to bring an objectively dangerous and unlawful situation safely and effectively under control, and in compliance with specified requirements. act to amend Section 12525.2 of the Government Code, and to add Sections 13652 and 13652.1 to the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement.
• AB 57 (Gabriel) Requires the basic peace officer course curriculum to include instruction on the topic of hate crimes, which shall incorporate a specified hate crimes video developed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). act to amend Sections 422.87 and 13519.6 of the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement.
• AB 89 (Jones-Sawyer) Requires all peace officers employed by agencies that participate in the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) program, who are not employed in or enrolled in academy for that position as of 2024, to be at least age 21 and meet specified education requirements. act to add Section 1031.4 to the Government Code, and to add Section 13511.1 to the Penal Code, relating to peace officers.
• AB 110 (Petrie-Norris) Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to provide, as specified, the names and social security numbers (SSN) of current inmates to the Employment Development Department (EDD) for the purpose of preventing payments on fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation benefits, as specified, and would require EDD to cross match that information before any payment of unemployment compensation benefits is provided. act to amend Section 11105.9 of the Penal Code, and to add Section 321.5 to the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to unemployment insurance, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
• AB 124 (Kamlager) Requires courts to consider whether specified trauma to a defendant and other factors contributed to the commission of an offense when making sentencing and resentencing determinations and expands the affirmative defense of coercion for human trafficking victims and extends it and vacatur relief to victims of intimate partner violence and sexual violence. act to amend Sections 236.23 and 1170 of, and to add Sections 236.15, 236.24, and 1016.7 to, the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• AB 127 (Kamlager) This bill authorizes an employee of a public prosecutor’s office to make a declaration of probable cause to arrest a magistrate if the defendant is a peace officer. act to amend Section 817 of the Penal Code, relating to arrest warrants.
• AB 145 (Committee on Budget) This bill provides for statutory changes necessary to enact public safety related provisions of the Budget Act of 2021. act to amend Section 12838.4 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 851.93, 1203.425, 1233.3, 1233.4, 1233.6, 1233.61, 3042, 5007.3, 5075, 5075.6, 5076.1, 5076.2, 5076.3, 6031, 6258.1, 9001, 13602, 13603, and 13823.95, of, to amend and repeal Section 4530.5 of, to add Sections 1170.01, 2042.1, and 3041.6 to, to add and repeal Section 1233.11 of, and to repeal Article 4 (commencing with Section 2035) of Chapter 1 of Title 1 of Part 3 of, the Penal Code, and to amend Sections 209 and 730 of, and to add Section 1760.45 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public safety, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
• AB 173 (Committee on Budget) The Public Safety Trailer bill includes provisions to implement the Budget Act of 2021. act to amend Sections 171c, 11106, 13202, 14230, 14231, 14231.5, 14236, 28220, 30000, 30352, and 30452 of, and to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14240) to Title 12.2 of Part 4 of, the Penal Code, and to add Section 8106 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public safety, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
• AB 177 (Committee on Budget) The Public Safety trailer bill related to courts includes provisions necessary to implement the 2021 Budget Act. This bill also includes the repeal of various criminal administrative fees and other technical changes. act to add and repeal Sections 367.8 and 367.9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and to amend Sections 68645, 69951, and 77205 of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 50050 of, to add and repeal Sections 68119 and 69950.5 of, and to repeal and add Section 69950 of, the Government Code, to amend Section 1465.9 of, to amend and repeal Sections 1001.15, 1001.16, 1203.1c, 1203.1m, and 1214.5 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 1001.90, 1202.4, 1203.1, 1203.1ab, 1203.4a, 1203.9, 1205, 2085.5, 2085.6, and 2085.7 of, and to repeal Section 1463.07 of, the Penal Code, and to amend and repeal Section 40508.5 of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 40510.5 of, and to add Article 3 (commencing with Section 42240) to Chapter 2 of Division 18 of, the Vehicle Code, relating to public safety, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
• AB 262 (Patterson) Provides additional legal rights when a victim of human trafficking petitions the court to vacate a conviction for a non-violent crime that was committed while the petitioner was a victim of human trafficking. Allows a person, when petitioning to vacate a non-violent conviction because the petitioner was a victim of human trafficking and the conviction was a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking, to appear at the court hearings by counsel and removes time limitations to bring the petition. act to amend Section 236.14 of the Penal Code, relating to human trafficking.
• AB 292 (Stone) Directs the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to conduct rehabilitative programming in a manner that meets specified requirements, such as minimizing program wait times and offering a variety of program opportunities to inmates regardless of security level or sentence length. act to add Section 2933.7 to the Penal Code, relating to corrections.
• AB 331 (Jones-Sawyer) Re-establishes the crime of organized retail theft until January 1, 2026, and also empowers the existence of a taskforce established by the California Highway Patrol to analyze organized retail theft and vehicle burglary and assist local law enforcement in counties identified as having elevated property crime. act to add and repeal Section 490.4 of, and to add and repeal Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 13899) of Title 6 of Part 4 of, the Penal Code, relating to theft, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
• AB 333 (Kamlager) Redefines the terms “pattern of criminal gang activity” and “criminal street gang” for the purposes of the gang offense, enhancement, and alternate penalty under the STEP Act and requires bifurcation of gang-related prosecutions from prosecutions that are not gang-related. act to amend Section 186.22 of, and to add Section 1109 to, the Penal Code, relating to criminal gangs.
• AB 341 (Boerner Horvath) This bill defines “evidence of sexual conduct” to include the portions of a social media account about the complaining witness that depict sexual content, as specified, unless the content is related to the alleged offense, for purposes of the Rape Shield Law that requires such evidence to first be presented to the judge to determine admissibility in specified sex offense cases. act to amend Section 782 of the Evidence Code, relating to evidence.
• AB 419 (Davies) This bill expands the prohibition of an attorney disclosing identifying information to a defendant, members of the defendant’s family, or anyone else, to include any personal identifying information, as defined, of the victim or witness. act to amend Section 1054.2 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• AB 483 (Jones-Sawyer) Grants peace officer status to security and safety officers at all facilities in Exposition Park, and requires that these officers complete the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified regular basic training course. act to amend Section 4108 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Section 117560 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 830.3, 830.7, and 11105 of the Penal Code, relating to peace officers.
• AB 518 (Wicks) This bill allows a criminal act that is punishable in different ways by different provisions of law to be punished under any of those provisions, rather than requiring the provision that provides for the longest potential term of imprisonment. Anact to amend Section 654 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal law.
• AB 579 (Flora) This bill authorizes the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to purchase personal protective equipment from the Prison Industry Association or private entities, based on the Department’s needs and assessment of quality and value. act to amend Section 2807 of the Penal Code, relating to fire prevention.
• AB 600 (Arambula) Clarifies that “immigration status” is included in the scope of a “hate crime” based on “nationality,” and provides that this is declaratory of existing law. act to amend Section 422.56 of the Penal Code, relating to hate crimes.
• AB 625 (Arambula) This bill requires the State Public Defender to manage a study to analyze and determine appropriate workloads for public defenders and indigent defense attorneys and submit their findings to the Legislature. act to add and repeal Section 15403 of the Government Code, relating to criminal defense.
• AB 644 (Waldron) This bill changes the existing requirement for the California Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Re-Entry Incentive Program that a person participate in an institutional substance abuse program in order to be eligible for a reduction to the period of parole to a requirement that the person has been enrolled or participated in a post-release substance abuse program. act to amend Section 3000.02 of the Penal Code, relating to parole.
• AB 653 (Waldron) Establishes the Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Grant Program, in order for the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to award grants to counties purposes relating to the treatment of substance use disorders and the provision of medication-assisted treatment. The bill would sunset on January 1, 2026. act to add and repeal Article 6 (commencing with Section 6047) of Chapter 5 of Title 7 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, relating to medication-assisted treatment.
• AB 673 (Salas) Stipulates that the portion of any grant funding awarded through Cal OES to local domestic violence centers from the state be distributed to the recipient in a single disbursement at the beginning of the grant period. act to amend Section 13823.15 of the Penal Code, relating to domestic violence.
• AB 689 (Petrie-Norris) Requires the Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to provide financial and technical assistance to local domestic violence centers in implementing 24-hour crisis communication systems that include 24-hour phone services and may also include other communication methods offered on a 24-hour or intermittent basis, such as text messaging or computer chat. act to amend Section 13823.15 of the Penal Code, relating to domestic violence.
• AB 700 (Cunningham) This bill allows a defendant who is in custody to appear by counsel in criminal proceedings, with or without a written waiver, if the court makes specified findings on the record by clear and convincing evidence. act to amend Sections 977, 1043, and 1043.5 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• AB 750 (Jones-Sawyer) This bill is clarifies the crime of a peace officer making a false report against another person, when the officer knows the statement is false, and is presenting the statement to be true. act to repeal and add Section 118.1 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.
• AB 764 (Cervantes) Increases the maximum punishment for the misdemeanor offense of contempt of court that applies when a person who has previously been convicted of stalking, willfully contacts a victim by social media, electronic communication, or electronic communication device, from six months in jail to one year in jail. act to amend Section 166 of the Penal Code, relating to contempt of court.
• AB 779 (Bigelow) This bill adds the Counties of Del Norte, Madera, Mono, and San Mateo to the list of specified counties that employ deputy sheriffs to perform duties exclusively or initially related to custodial assignments, including the custody, care, supervision, security, movement, and transportation of inmates, and are peace officers whose authority extends to any place in the state only while engaged in the performance of duties related to his or her employment. act to amend Section 830.1 of the Penal Code, relating to peace officers.
• AB 898 (Lee) Provides that if probation is transferred to another county, and a prosecutor or probation department in either county is seeking to file a petition to prohibit the Department of Justice (DOJ) from granting automatic conviction record relief, the petition must be filed in the county of current jurisdiction, and expands notice provisions regarding conviction record relief to include probation transfer cases. act to amend Sections 1203.425, 1203.9, and 13151 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal records.
• AB 939 (Cervantes) Prohibits the admission of evidence of the manner in which a victim was dressed, when offered by either the prosecution or the defendant on the issue of consent, during the prosecution of specified sex crimes even if the evidence is determined to be relevant outside the presence of the jury and the interests of justice favor its admission. act to amend Section 1103 of the Evidence Code, relating to evidence.
• AB 958 (Gipson) Requires all law enforcements agencies to maintain a policy that prohibits participation in a law enforcement gang and makes a violation of that policy grounds for termination. act to add Section 13670 to the Penal Code, relating to peace officers.
• AB 1003 (Lorena Gonzalez) Creates a new offense for the intentional theft of wages by an employer, punishable as either a felony or a misdemeanor. act to add Section 487m to the Penal Code, relating to grand theft.
• AB 1057 (Petrie-Norris) Includes in the definition of “firearm” a frame, receiver, or precursor part for the purpose of surrender or seizure pursuant to a Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) and a domestic violence restraining order. act to add Section 6216 to the Family Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 16520 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms.
• AB 1171 (Cristina Garcia) Repeals the existing stand-alone provision of law relating to spousal rape and, except as specified, expands the definition of rape to include the rape of a spouse, thereby making a state prison sentence mandatory in most circumstances, and requiring the convicted spouse to register as a sex offender. act to amend Sections 2236.1, 2966, 10186.1, and 11319.2 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 1946.7 and 1946.8 of the Civil Code, to amend Sections 1036.2, 1103, and 1107 of the Evidence Code, to amend Sections 3044 and 6930 of the Family Code, to amend Sections 13956 and 53165 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 136.2, 136.7, 209, 261, 261.6, 261.7, 264, 264.1, 264.2, 273.7, 290, 292, 667, 667.5, 667.51, 667.6, 667.61, 667.71, 667.8, 667.9, 679.02, 680, 784.7, 799, 868.5, 1048, 1127e, 1170.12, 1192.5, 1202.1, 1203.055, 1203.06, 1203.066, 1203.067, 1203.075, 1203.08, 1203.09, 1270.1, 1346.1, 1387, 1524.1, 1601, 2933.5, 2962, 3000, 3053.8, 3057, 11105.3, 11160, 12022.3, 12022.53, 12022.8, 12022.85, 13701, 13750, 13837, and 14205 of, and to repeal Section 262 of, the Penal Code, to amend Section 5164 of the Public Resources Code, to amend Section 4467 of the Vehicle Code, and to amend Sections 6500 and 15610.63 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to crimes.
• AB 1191 (McCarty) Requires the Department of Justice (DOJ), to analyze information reported by law enforcement agencies regarding the history of a recovered firearm that is illegally possessed, has been used in a crime, or is suspected of having been used in a crime. Requires DOJ to submit a report to the Legislature summarizing the analysis, as specified. act to amend Section 11108.3 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms.
• AB 1228 (Lee) Specifies that persons released from custody prior to a probation violation hearing shall be released on their own recognizance unless the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the particular circumstances of the case require imposition of conditions of release in order to provide reasonable protection of the public and reasonable assurance of the person’s future appearance in court. act to amend Section 1203.2 of, and to add Section 1203.25 to, the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• AB 1247 (Chau) This bill allows the statute of limitations for the prosecution of a felony offense for unlawful access of computer services to be tolled three years within the discovery of the commission of the offense, but no more than six years from the commission of the offense, as specified. act to add Section 801.7 to the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• AB 1259 (Chiu) This bill provides that a person who is no longer in criminal custody may file a motion to vacate a conviction or sentence if the conviction or sentence is legally invalid due to prejudicial error damaging the moving party’s ability to meaningfully understand, defend against, or knowingly accept the actual or potential adverse immigration consequences of a conviction or sentence. act to amend Section 1473.7 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• AB 1281 (Blanca Rubio) Provides that expungement of a criminal conviction does not release the defendant from specified, unexpired criminal protective orders issued by the court in the underlying case. act to amend Sections 1203.4, 1203.4a, 1203.4b, and 1203.425 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• AB 1318 (Stone) Extends the operative date of the exiting Transition Age Youth pilot program to January 1, 2024, and establishes a December 31, 2022 deadline by which a report on the program must be delivered to the Senate and Assembly Public Safety Committees. act to amend Section 1000.7 of the Penal Code, relating to diversion.
• AB 1347 (Jones-Sawyer) Makes it unlawful for a bail agent to charge a renewal fee on a bail agreement. act to add Section 1276.1 to the Penal Code, relating to bail.
• AB 1356 (Bauer-Kahan) Creates new crimes under the California Freedom of Access to Clinic Act (Act) directed at videotaping, photographing, or recording patients or providers within 100 feet of the facility (“buffer” zone) or disclosing or distributing those images; increases misdemeanor penalties for violations of the Act; and updates and expands online privacy laws and peace officer trainings relative to anti-reproduction-rights offenses. act to amend Sections 6218, 6218.01, and 6218.05 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 423.1, 423.2, 423.3, 13776, 13777, 13777.2, and 13778 of, and to add Section 13778.1 to, the Penal Code, relating to reproductive health care services.
• AB 1475 (Low) Limits a police department and sheriff’s department from sharing a booking photo of an individual on social media. act to add Section 13665 to the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement.
• AB 1480 (Rodriguez) Allows a criminal justice agency to inquire about, seek, and utilize information about certain nonsworn employees concerning an arrest or detention that did not result in a conviction, information concerning a referral or participation in a diversion program, and information that has been judicially dismissed or ordered sealed, and similarly authorizes the disclosure of such records. act to amend Section 432.7 of the Labor Code, and to amend Section 13203 of the Penal Code, relating to public employment.
• AB 1540 (Ting) Requires the court to provide counsel for the defendant when there is a recommendation from the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH), Sheriff, or the prosecuting agency, to recall an inmate’s sentence and resentence that inmate to a lesser sentence. Creates a presumption favoring recall and resentencing, as specified, when the recommendation has been made by one of the agencies described above. act to amend Sections 1170 and 5076.1 of, and to add Section 1170.03 to, the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• SB 2 (Bradford) This bill (1) grants new powers to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to investigate and determine peace officer fitness and to decertify officers who engage in “serious misconduct”; and (2) makes changes to the Bane Civil Rights Act to limit immunity as specified. act to amend Section 52.1 of the Civil Code, to amend Section 1029 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 832.7, 13503, 13506, 13510, 13510.1, and 13512 of, to amend the heading of Article 2 (commencing with Section 13510) of Chapter 1 of Title 4 of Part 4 of, and to add Sections 13509.5, 13509.6, 13510.8, 13510.85, and 13510.9 to, the Penal Code, relating to public employment.
• SB 16 (Skinner) This bill expands the categories of police personnel records that are subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA); and modifies existing provisions regarding the release of records subject to disclosure. act to amend Section 1045 of the Evidence Code, and to amend Sections 832.5, 832.7, and 832.12 of, and to add Section 832.13 to, the Penal Code, relating to peace officers.
• SB 23 (Rubio) This bill extends the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of “revenge porn” to allow prosecution to commence within one year of the discovery of the offense, but not more than four years after the image was distributed. act to amend Section 803 of the Penal Code, relating to disorderly conduct.
• SB 71 (McGuire) This bill allows a court to permit a person to participate in an educational program as part of their community service to pay off the fine imposed for an infraction. act to amend Section 1209.5 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• SB 73 (Wiener) This bill permits a court to grant probation for specified drug offenses which are currently either ineligible or presumptively ineligible for probation. act to amend Section 11370 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 29820 of, to repeal Section 1203.073 of, and to repeal and add Section 1203.07 of, the Penal Code, relating to probation.
• SB 81 (Skinner) This bill provides guidance to courts by specifying circumstances for a court to consider when determining whether to apply an enhancement. act to amend Section 1385 of the Penal Code, relating to sentencing.
• SB 98 (McGuire) This bill makes it clear that reporters may access areas shut off by police for a command post or similar during a protest, march, rally, etc. act to add Section 409.7 to the Penal Code, relating to public safety.
• SB 146 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill provides for statutory changes necessary to enact public safety facilities financing related provisions of the Budget Act of 2021. act to amend Sections 15819.403, 15820.913, 15820.922, 15820.932, and 15820.942 of the Government Code, relating to correctional facilities, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
• SB 157 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This trailer bill includes provisions necessary to implement the 2021 Budget Act as it relates to funding for environmental enforcement and training and high technology theft apprehension. act to amend Section 11489 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 13821, 13848.4, 14300, 14301, 14306, 14307, 14309, and 14314 of the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement, and making an appropriation therefor, a bill relating to the budget to take effect immediately.
• SB 215 (Leyva) Provides sexual assault survivors the ability to privately, securely, and electronically track their own sexual assault evidence kit through the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Tracking (SAFE-T) database. act to amend Sections 680.1 and 680.3 of the Penal Code, relating to evidence.
• SB 248 (Bates) Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to refer a person directly to the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) for an evaluation as to whether the person still meets the criteria as a sexually violent predator (SVP) if the person is in CDCR for an offense committed while the person was previously serving an indeterminate term in DSH as an SVP. act to amend Section 6601 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.
• SB 264 (Min) This bill prohibits the sale of firearms, firearm precursor parts, or ammunition on the property of the 32nd District Agricultural Association (Orange County Fair and Event Center). act to add Section 27575 to the Penal Code, relating to firearms.
• SB 296 (Limón) Requires each local jurisdiction that employs code enforcement officers to develop code enforcement officer safety standards appropriate for the code enforcement officers employed in their jurisdiction. act to add Section 829.7 to the Penal Code, relating to code enforcement officers.
• SB 317 (Stern) This bill (1) authorizes good conduct credits for a person found incompetent to stand trial who is receiving treatment in a treatment facility; and (2) makes modifications to existing procedures related to a finding of mental incompetence for misdemeanor defendants to provide for community-based treatment rather than confinement in a treatment facility. act to amend Section 4019 of, and to repeal and add Section 1370.01 of, the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• SB 416 (Hueso) This bill requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to make college programs provided by the various California college systems or other regionally accredited, nonprofit colleges or universities in the state available to state prison inmates with a GED certificate or a high school diploma, establishes a set of criteria to be used to prioritize those college programs, and defines the responsibilities of those college education providers. act to amend Section 2053.1 of the Penal Code, relating to corrections.
• SB 446 (Glazer) This bill changes existing procedures related to wrongful conviction compensation claims and shifts the burden on the state to prove that the claimant is not entitled to compensation in specified cases. act to amend Sections 1485.5, 1485.55, 4900, 4902, 4903, and 4904 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• SB 446 (Glazer) This bill changes existing procedures related to wrongful conviction compensation claims and shifts the burden on the state to prove that the claimant is not entitled to compensation in specified cases. act to amend Sections 1485.5, 1485.55, 4900, 4902, 4903, and 4904 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• SB 483 (Allen) This bill applies retroactively the repeal of sentence enhancements for prior prison or county jail felony terms and for prior convictions of specified crimes related to controlled substances. act to add Sections 1171 and 1171.1 to the Penal Code, relating to resentencing.
• SB 538 (Rubio) Facilitates the filing of a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) and gun violence restraining order (GVRO) by allowing petitions to be submitted electronically and hearings to be held remotely. act to amend Section 6222 of, and to add Sections 6307 and 6308 to, the Family Code, and to amend Section 18121 of, to add Section 18123 to, and to repeal and add Section 18122 of, the Penal Code, relating to restraining orders.
• SB 567 (Bradford) This bill requires any aggravating factors relied upon by the court to impose a sentence exceeding the statutory middle term to be submitted to the factfinder and found to be true, except as provided. act to amend Sections 1170 and 1170.1 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
• SB 586 (Bradford) This bill corrects a technical drafting error by Legislative Counsel to SB 2 (Bradford) of this Legislative session regarding the collateral estoppel provision, if that bill becomes operative. act to amend Section 13510.8 of the Penal Code, relating to public employment.
• SB 715 (Portantino) This bill (1) exempts minors 16-20 year olds with valid hunting licenses from provisions banning possession or sale of firearms to minors; (2) exempts common carriers and ammunition manufacturers from prohibitions on transfers of firearms and requirements to have safety certificates; (3) provides a procedure for when a licensed firearm dealer is conducting a third-party sale and cannot return the firearm to the seller; (4) deletes obsolete provisions of law related to the processing of dealers’ record of sale; and (5) clarifies what qualifies as an “unarmed” civilian to trigger investigations of officer involved shootings by the Attorney General’s Office. act to amend Section 12525.3 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 11106, 11108.2, 26406, 27505, 27570, 28050, 28055, 28100, 28210, 28215, 28220, 28230, 29610, 29615, 29700, 29750, 31700, and 32000 of, to amend the heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 29610) of Chapter 1 of Division 9 of Title 4 of Part 6 of, to add Sections 16685, 26537, 27963, 31833, and 31834 to, and to repeal and add Section 27945 of, the Penal Code, relating to criminal law.
• SB 742 (Pan) This bill makes it a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the physical obstruction, intimidation, or picketing target at a vaccination site. act to add Section 594.39 to the Penal Code, relating to crimes, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
• SB 775 (Becker) This bill (1) clarifies that persons who were convicted of attempted murder or manslaughter under a theory of felony murder, a theory under which malice is imputed to a person, and the natural probable consequences doctrine are permitted the same relief as those persons convicted of murder under the same theories; (2) permits for the appointment of counsel in petitions for resentencing under these provisions as specified; and (3) authorizes a person convicted of murder, attempted murder or manslaughter whose conviction is not final to challenge the validity of that conviction upon direct appeal. act to amend Section 1170.95 of the Penal Code, relating to murder.
• SB 827 (Committee on Public Safety) This bill makes technical and non-controversial changes to various code sections relating generally to criminal justice laws, as specified. act to amend Section 1031 of the Government Code, to amend Section 11361.8 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 422.77, 1203.01, 1203.099, 1203.4b, 1485.55, 2603, 2905, 3453, 5076.1, 5076.2, 5076.3, 11105, 13600, 14201, 14202, 16590, and 18010 of, to add Section 22296 to, and to repeal Sections 597f, 1170.17, 1170.19, 22010, 22015, and 22090 of, the Penal Code, relating to public safety.
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