Here is a sample of some of the public safety bills I am currently working on in the state Assembly. I've also listed past legislation from previous years. For a complete review of my state legislative record, please visit http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html.

2007

AB 1686: Parking Enforcement Officers

This bill would help protect municipal Parking Control Officers from violence while they do their job, by extending the current penalties for assaulting or battering a Traffic Officer to officers that enforce state or local parking laws.

2006

AB 2858: Mentally Ill Defendant Placement & Notification

This bill allows district attorneys more of a say in determining where a defendant ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial is placed in the community after their time in a treatment facility. The bill also requires that the district attorney is notified when a defendant’s treatment status has changed from their existing level to a lower level.

AB 2869: Covering Burial Expenses for Crime Victims

AB 2869 clarifies that the Victims of Crime Compensation Fund covers the burial expenses for victims of crime who were on probation or parole at the time of their death. The bill specifies that persons who were not participating in the crime that resulted in their death are eligible victims, if they meet other eligibility requirements.

AB 3064: Re-entry Advisory Committee for Parolees

AB 3064 establishes a committee to advise the Secretary of the Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation on policies and procedures for parole.

2005

AB 1237: Tasers

Following seven deaths involving tasers in Northern California, this bill would prohibit the possession or sale of tasers to the general public. It also requires law enforcement agencies to report information about their training protocols and use of tasers to the Department of Justice.

2004

AB 2711: San Francisco Airport Police Retirement

This measure allows CalPERS and the City and County of San Francisco Retirement System (SFERS) to enter into an agreement to transfer assets and liabilities of former San Francisco Airport police who are now under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Police Officers Association.

AB 2729: Judges Right to Discovery

This measure will assure that judges facing investigations by the Commission on Judicial Performance are accorded due process, by providing judges the same ability to issue subpoenas and depose witnesses as the Commission itself.

2003

AB 1306: Prop 36 Jurisdiction

AB 1306 would allow, in cases that fall under Proposition 36, that legal jurisdiction of a defendant’s case can be transferred to his or her county of residence, at the discretion of the sentencing judge. This enhances the likelihood of a defendant’s treatment success, as the trial judge in their home county is often more familiar with the local continuum of services and can develop a better treatment plan.