Amended in Assembly May 18, 2015

Amended in Assembly April 21, 2015

Amended in Assembly March 26, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 718


Introduced by Assembly Member Chu

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(Coauthor: Assembly Member Gonzalez)

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February 25, 2015


An act to add Section 50034 to the Government Code, relating to local government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 718, as amended, Chu. Local government: powers.

Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to pass ordinances not in conflict with state or federal law and the state or federal constitution.

This bill would prohibit the legislative body of a city, county, or city and county frombegin delete prohibiting,end deletebegin insert prohibitingend insert or otherwise subjecting to civil or criminal penalties,begin insert or removing or impounding a motor vehicle by reason of,end insert the act of sleeping or resting in a lawfully parked motor vehicle.begin insert The bill would also find and declare that the provisions of the bill address the health and safety of homeless individuals, a matter of statewide concern, and that therefore, they apply to charter cities, charter counties, and charter cities and counties.end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertThe Legislature finds and declares that the
2provisions of this measure address the health and safety of
3homeless individuals, a matter of statewide concern, and that
4therefore, they apply to charter cities, charter counties, and charter
5cities and counties.end insert

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Section 50034 is added to the Government Code, to
8read:

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50034.  

The legislative body of a city, county, or city and county
10shall notbegin delete prohibit,end deletebegin insert prohibitend insert or otherwise subject to civil or criminal
11penalties,begin insert or remove and impound a motor vehicle by reason of,end insert
12 the act of sleeping or resting in a lawfully parked motor vehicle.



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