Current Legislation
Annual Lobby Day May 21 & 22, 2023
Ca. Hi. NAACP State Conference and NAACP PVB participated Lobby Day in Sacramento May 21 & 22, 2023
Jeanette Ellis Royston was a Team Leader in person.
NAACP Resolution Reaffirming Necessary Police Reform Policies in the United States
2022
WHEREAS, the NAACP has historically advocated for policing reform, most recently supporting those outlined within the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, that include and emphasize the need for police accountability, transparency through data, the elimination of the use of no-knock warrants, and the standardization of comprehensive training requirements; and
WHEREAS, the doctrine of qualified immunity currently protects and shields law enforcement officers from being held responsible for malfeasance, perpetuating a culture of near-zero accountability that has resulted in approximately1,000 deaths by police shootings each year with an average of only 13 police officers charged with murder or manslaughter in the same period; and
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SB 299 Victim compensation: use of force by a law enforcement officer was not heard August 31, 2022 on the Assembly Floor due to lack of support and the 54 votes required to move forward. Apparently victims of violent crimes are not respected as "Real People/Victims" to receive compensation, all California Human Beings are entitled to compensation. Let's keep our "Eyes and Ears" on the Bill to resurface for our letter writing to our Local City Assembly Members in support and a YES Vote!
WHO IS YOUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER?
Contact your State Assemblymember & State Senator to let them know of your support for these bills:
AB 66 introduced by
Lorena Gonzalez
District 80 Assemblywoman
AB 66- Rubber Bullets/ Protecting Californians against Excessive Force at Protests
AB 66 (Gonzalez)Police: use of force
This bill would prohibit the use of kinetic energy projectiles or chemical agents, as defined, by any law enforcement agency to disperse any assembly, protest, demonstration, or other gathering of persons, except in compliance with specified standards set by the bill, and would prohibit their use solely due to a violation of an imposed curfew, verbal threat, or noncompliance with a law enforcement directive.
The bill would prohibit the use of chloroacetophenone tear gas or 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile gas by law enforcement agencies. The bill would include in the standards for the use of kinetic energy and chemical agents to disperse gatherings the requirement that, among other things, those weapons only be fired at a specific target who presents a clear and imminent threat to themselves, the officers, or other persons.
AB 1506 introduced by
Kevin McCarty
District 7 Assemblymember
AB 1506 - Peace Officers: Ca. Deadly Force Accountability Act
AB 1506 (McCarty)Police use of force
The purpose of this legislation is to allow law enforcement agencies and district attorneys to request a new division of the Attorney General’s office to investigate, report on, and potentially prosecute a criminal case when there is an officer involved shooting that results in a death of a member of the public.
AB 1299 introduced by
Rudy Salas
District 32 Assemblymember
AB 1299 - Peace Officer's Employment
AB 1299 (Salas)Peace officers: employment
This bill would require any agency that employs peace officers to notify the commission when a peace officer separates from employment, including details of any termination or resignation in lieu of termination.
This bill would require an agency to notify the commission if an officer leaves the agency with a complaint, charge, or investigation pending, and would require the agency to complete the investigation and notify the commission of its findings.
The bill would require the commission to include this information in an officer’s profile and make that information available to specified parties including any law enforcement agency that is conducting a pre-employment background investigation of the subject of the profile.
AB 1196 introduced by
Mike A Gipson
District 64 Assemblymember
AB 1196 - Ban on Choke holds/ carotid restraints
AB 1196 (Gipson)Peace officers: use of force
This bill would prohibit a law enforcement agency from authorizing the use of a carotid restraint or a choke hold, as defined, and techniques or transport methods that involve a substantial risk of positional asphyxia, as defined.
SB 203 introduced by
Steven Bradford
District 35 State Senator
SB - 203 - Miranda Rights for Youth
SB 203 (Bradford)Juveniles: custodial interrogation
Existing law authorizes a peace officer to take a minor into temporary custody when that officer has reasonable cause to believe that the minor has committed a crime or violated an order of the juvenile court. In these circumstances, existing law requires the peace officer to advise the minor that anything the minor says can be used against the minor, that the minor has the right to remain silent, that the minor has the right to have counsel present during any interrogation, and that the minor has the right to have counsel appointed if the minor is unable to afford counsel.
Existing law requires, until January 1, 2025, that a youth 15 years of age or younger consult with legal counsel in person, by telephone, or by video conference prior to a custodial interrogation and before waiving any of the above-specified rights.
Existing law directs a court deciding the admissibility of statements made by a youth 15 years of age or younger during or after a custodial interrogation to consider the effects of failing to provide counsel before the custodial interrogation.
Existing law directs the Governor to convene a panel of experts to examine the effects and outcomes of these provisions, including the appropriate age of youth to whom these provisions should apply.
This bill would instead apply these provisions to a youth 17 years of age or younger, and would indefinitely extend the operation of these provisions.
The bill would direct a court to consider any willful failure of a law enforcement officer to allow a youth 17 years of age or younger to speak with counsel before a custodial interrogation in determining the credibility of that law enforcement officer, and would eliminate the above-specified provisions requiring the Governor to convene a panel of experts.