BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 6, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
1706 (Chávez) - As Amended March 8, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
No
SUMMARY:
This bill adds to the list of misdemeanors punishable under the
California Stolen Valor Act and updates the Act to require a
conviction under the federal Stolen Valor Act of 2013 rather
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than the 2005 version, which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled
unconstitutional.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Minor nonreimbursable local costs for incarceration, offset to a
degree by fee revenue.
COMMENTS:
Background/Purpose: Currently, California requires that an
elected officer forfeit their office upon conviction of a crime
pursuant to either the federal Stolen Valor Act of 2005 or the
California Stolen Valor Act. The federal Stolen Valor Act was
updated in 2013 after the Supreme Court ruled it was
unconstitutional. (See United States v. Alvarez (2012) 132
S.Ct. 2537, 2556 [183 L.Ed.2d 574].) This bill updates the
California Stolen Valor Act by requiring a conviction pursuant
to the federal Stolen Valor Act of 2013.
This bill also adds new misdemeanors to the California Stolen
Valor Act and changes the intent requirement for a conviction
under the Act to also mirror federal law.
Analysis Prepared by:Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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