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BillAuthorBill Title/TopicBill Desciption/SummaryBill LocationBill Spon, Co-Spon, Community Sign-OnLARRP Next ActionStatus (bill history and votes)Issue AreaPriority?Ranking by Steering CommitteePercentageNote
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AB 1196GipsonPeace officers: use of forceThis bill would prohibit a law enforcement agency from authorizing the use of a carotid restraint or a choke hold, as defined.Governor California Federation of TeachersLetter Sent to Assembly Public Safety Committee
Senate Public Safety Committee
Abraham Mendoza (Author Staff - Hueso)
09/30/20: Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 324, Statutes of 2020. 		PolicingYHigh71%
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AB 1950Kamlager
Probation: length of terms
This bill provides a court may not impose a term of probation longer than two years for a felony conviction and one year for a misdemeanor conviction.Governor ACLU of Nor/SoCal, SD & Imperial Counties; Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, CALI PD Association, Smart Justice California, Cali Attorneys for Criminal Justice Letter Sent to Senate Public Safety Committee
Balkis Awan (Author Staff - Kamlager)
09/30/20: Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 328, Statutes of 2020.		SupervisionYMedium71%
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AB 2077TingHIV & Hepatitis PreventionTo stem the spread of HIV and viral hepatitis, AB 2077 will remove a sunset from an existing law allowing pharmacies to sell and adults to possess sterile syringes for personal use without a prescription.Governor DPA (Co-spon), Health Officers Association of Cali, SF AIDS Foundation, ACLULetter Sent to Senate Health Committee
Jessica Duong (Author Staff - Ting)		09/29/20: Approved by Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 274, Statutes of 2020.
Integrated HealthYHigh57%
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AB 2147Reyes Conservation Camps – ExpungementCreates a process for people who served as firefighters while in prison to expunge their convictions and obtain jobsSecretary of State
ARC, CSJ, Ella Baker, Initiate Justice, Smart Justice CalifornniaLetter Sent Assembly Public Safety Committee
Melissa Cosio (Author Staff - Reyes)		09/11/20: Approved by Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 60, Statutes of 2020.
Employment, Rights RestorationYHigh100%
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AB 2342McCarthy Parole: reintegration creditsThis year will introduce a bill about Community Reintegration Credits, which will allow people on parole to earn credits, similar to Proposition 57. By incentivizing people on parole to continue their rehabilitation through education, self-help programs, volunteering, and staying disciplinary-free, we are promoting public safety through their success.Governor ARC; CSJ; Root & Rebound, Project Rebound, Underground Scholars, NICJR, Dream Corps Letter Sent to Senate Appropriations Committee
Cristina Salazar (Author Staff - McCarty)		9/30/20: Vetoed by the Governor.Rights RestorationYHigh57%
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AB 2978TingRetroactive Automatic Expungement for Certain Qualified Misdemeanors and FeloniesThis bill will allow individuals with an eligible conviction dating back to 1973 to have their record automatically cleared when a person has fully completed the terms of their sentence. This proposal builds upon AB 1076, which Ting authored and was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2019; automatic records clearance, however, applies only to new cases beginning next year and beyond. AB 2978 seeks retroactivity.Asm Public SafetyCSJ, dead for this year3/17/20 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. Died in Assembly.Rights RestorationYHigh100%
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AB 3070Weber Anti-Discrimination Jury Selection ActThis bill would prohibit a party from using a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of the prospective juror’s race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or religious affiliation. The bill would allow a party to object to the use of a peremptory challenge to raise the issue of improper bias based on these criteria. This bill will create a specific process for addressing racial bias in jury selection.Governor California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Spon.) California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Spon.)
California Public Defenders Association
ACLU California
AAAJ-CA
California Coalition for Women Prisoners
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Equal Justice USE
Initiate Justice

Letter Sent to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Public Safety Committee
09/30/20: Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 318, Statutes of 2020.
Civic Engagement/Reentry RepresentationYMedium-HighTied at 43%
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AB 362EggmanControlled substances: overdose prevention programThis bill allows the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco the discretion to authorize overdose prevention programs where adults may use controlled substances under supervision of staff trained to prevent and treat overdose, prevent HIV and hepatitis infection, and facilitate entry into drug treatment and other services. This law would be repealed January 1, 2026.Sen HealthCA Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives
California Society of Addiction Medicine Drug Policy Alliance
Harm Reduction Coalition
Healthright 360
San Francisco AIDS Foundation Tarzana Treatment Center ACLU of California Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles, LSPC		Senate Public Safety Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Health Committee
Logan Hess (Author Staff - Eggman)		07/29/20: Second hearing canceled at request of author. Died in Senate. Integrated HealthYHigh86%
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ACA-6 McCarthyElections: disqualification of electorsThis measure would instead direct the Legislature to provide for the disqualification of electors who are serving a state or federal prison sentence for the conviction of a felony. This measure would also delete the requirement that the Legislature provide for the disqualification of electors while on parole for the conviction of a felony.The measure would provide for the restoration of voting rights upon completion of the prison term.Secretary of StateAll of Us or None (co-spon) (prior verison), ACLU of California (co-spon), ARC (co-spon), CURB (co-spon), Initiate Justice (co-spon), League of Women Voters of California (co-spon), Legal Services for Prisoners w/ Children (co-spon), Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, California Coaltion for Women Prisoners, CSJ, CoCo, Fair Chance Project, Project Rebound Cal State Fullerton, Root & Rebound moved to ballot measure, Prop 17 (Next: sign on as an endorser)06/25/20 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 24, Statutes of 2020.Civic Engagement/Reentry RepresentationYHigh72%Assembly Constitutional Amendment passed in Assembly and Senate, put on 2020 ballot as ballot measure and won as Prop 17.
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ACR 125Jones-Sawyer Bias and discrimination in hiring reduction through new technologyThis measure would urge policy makers policymakers in both federal and state government to explore ways to promote the development and use of new technologies to reduce bias and discrimination in hiring and help reduce discrimination in employment in California, as provided.SenateFair Hiring California, Homeboy Industries, Centro CHA, National Diversity Coalition, Cal Innovates, Fresno Black Chamber of Commerce, Black American Political Association of California (BAPAC), Peoples Alliance For Justice, First 5 San Bernardino SC Voted to support on Feb. 12th2/12/20 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Died in Senate. EmploymentYMedium-HighTied at 43%
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SB 369HertzbergCalifornia Reentry CommisionThis bill would create a California Reentry Commission (CRC) that would be charged with ensuring that people returning home from prisons and jails are able to successfully reintegrate back into the community and safely shelter in place.AssemblyCSJ Letter Sent to Assembly Public Safety Committee
Assembly Transportation Committee
Christine Aurre (Author Staff - Hertzberg)
Zaire Bailey (Author Staff - Hertzberg)
09/30/20: Governor vetoed. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Dead for the year.		Civic Engagement/Reentry RepresentationY--Not in SC survey; in 9/30/20 legislative summary
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SB 378WienerProbation Alternatives for Drug OffensesThis bill would delete various crimes relating to controlled substances, including, but not limited to, the crimes described above, from those prohibitions against granting probation or a suspended sentence.ASM Rules (might be dead)DPALetter sent to Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee
Miles Horton (Author Staff - Wiener)		07/27/20 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. Died in Assembly.SupervisionNot in SC survey; in 9/30/20 legislative summary
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SB 855WienerMental Health CoverageRequires that insurers cover medically necessary treatment for mental health and substance use disorders (MH/SUD)GovernorSteinberg Institute (co-spon), The Kennedy Forum (co-spon), DPA, NAMILetter sent to Assembly Health Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Angela Hill (Author Staff - Wiener)		09/25/20: Approved by Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 151, Statutes of 2020.

Integrated HealthYHigh71%
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HR 1329TonkoMedicaid Reentry ActThis bill allows Medicaid payment for medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individual's release.House - Energy and CommerceRep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]02/26/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Dead for the year.Integrated HealthNot in SC survey
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H.R. 2428Tonko Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act To amend section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)) to eliminate the separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V (such as buprenorphine) for maintenance or detoxification treatment, and for other purposes.House 05/31/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Dead for the year.Integrated HealthNot in SC survey
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S. 2227HarrisMORE Act of 2019 To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.7/23/19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Action By: Senate. Not re-addressed in 2020. Dead for the year. 		Rights Restoration/Drug DecrimNot in SC survey
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S. 2227HarrisMORE Act of 2019 To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.7/23/19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Action By: Senate		Rights Restoration/Drug Decrim
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