BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1706 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 6, 2016 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Lorena Gonzalez, Chair AB 1706 (Chávez) - As Amended March 8, 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy | Public Safety |Vote:|7 - 0 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | Veterans Affairs | |8 - 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 AB 1706 Page 2 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 AB 1706 Page 3