Governor Brown Acts on Legislation to Strengthen Criminal Justice

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Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has acted on the following bills to strengthen criminal justice in California:

  • AB 69 by Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez (D-Pomona) – Peace officers: body-worn cameras.

  • AB 71 by Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez (D-Pomona) – Criminal justice: reporting.

  • AB 256 by Assemblymember Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer Sr. (D-Los Angeles) – Falsifying evidence.

  • AB 303 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) – Searches: county jails.

  • AB 538 by Assemblymember Nora Campos (D-San Jose) – Actions for damages: felony offenses: victim notification.

  • AB 953 by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego) – Law enforcement: racial profiling.

  • AB 1328 by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego) – Criminal procedure: withholding of evidence.

  • SB 11 by Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose) – Peace officer training: mental health.

  • SB 29 by Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose) – Peace officer training: mental health.

  • SB 230 by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) – Sentencing: parole.

  • SB 261 by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) – Youth offender parole hearings.

  • SB 519 by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) – Youth offender parole hearings.

  • SB 621 by Senator Robert M. Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) – Mentally ill offender crime reduction grants.

Governor Brown also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:

  • AB 144 by Assemblymember Devon J. Mathis (R-Visalia)

  • AB 487 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) – Parole hearings: notification of district attorneys.

  • AB 849 by Assemblymember Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) – Crimes: causing an explosion.

  • SB 168 by Senator Ted Gaines (R-Roseville) – Unmanned aircraft systems.

  • SB 170 by Senator Ted Gaines (R-Roseville) – Unmanned aircraft systems: correctional facilities.

  • SB 271 by Senator Ted Gaines (R-Roseville) – Unmanned aircraft systems.

  • SB 333 by Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton) – Controlled substances.

  • SB 347 by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) – Firearms: prohibited persons.

  • SB 510 by Senator Isadore Hall III (D-Compton) – Speed contests and reckless driving: impounded vehicles.

  • SB 716 by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) – Animal cruelty: elephants.

  • SB 722 by Senator Patricia C. Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) – Sex offenders: GPS monitoring: removal.