Amended in Assembly August 19, 2016

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 151

Introduced by Senator Gaines

June 13, 2016

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 151—Relative to the begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Michael D. Davis, Jr. Memorial Highway.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SCR 151, as amended, Gaines. begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Michael D. Davis, Jr. Memorial Highway.

This measure would designate a specified portion of Interstate Highway 80 in Placer County as the begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Michael D. Davis, Jr. Memorial Highway. The measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.

Fiscal committee: yes.

WHEREAS, Michael David Davis, begin delete Jr. end delete begin insert Jr., end insert was born in
Bellflower, California, on October 29, 1971. He moved to Placer
County in 1995 to pursue a career in law enforcement. He was
initially hired by the Auburn Police Department and joined the
Placer County Sheriff’s Office in 1999 as a patrol deputy. begin delete He
became a detective in 2004. end delete A Roseville resident, begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy
Sheriff end insert Davis coached baseball in the Woodcreek Little League
for many years. Family and police work were “where his heart
was,” said Placer County Sheriff Ed Bonner. begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy
Sheriff end insert Davis’ brother Jason, his wife Jessica, and aunt and uncle
worked for the department. begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Davis was a
model officer who had zero complaints from the public on his
record and was known for his respect, tact, and empathy toward
those he served; and

WHEREAS, Off-duty, begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Davis was the
one who made everyone laugh at family gatherings. He had great
stories, a quick wit, and no filter, according to his brother Jason.
begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Davis served his community with
everything that he had. He was a loving husband and father who
adored all of his children. As a coach he mentored other children;
and

WHEREAS, begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Davis was just begin delete 17 years
of age end delete begin insert five days short of his 17th birthday end insert when his father, for
whom he was named, was killed while on assignment with the
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert
Davis had two younger brothers, Jason and Christopher. According
to Jason, Michael instantly assumed a parental role as a big brother
and helped raise his two younger brothers. When the younger boys
were troubled or woke from nightmares, they went to Michael’s
room for comfort. Michael taught them to play baseball, and he
always included his two younger brothers in his group of older
friends. begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Davis was always coaching and
inspiring those around him to be better; and

WHEREAS, begin delete Detective Davis end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff Davis, who was
on assignment as an acting detective, end insert was gunned down in the
City of Auburn at 42 years of age, on October 24, 2014, 26 years
to the day after his father perished in a helicopter crash during a
police mission in southern California. The shooting rampage that
claimed begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Davis’ life began in a Motel 6
parking lot in Sacramento and also killed Sacramento County
Sheriff’s Deputy Danny Oliver. Authorities have charged Luis
Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte and his wife, Janelle Marquez
Monroy, with the murder of a peace officer. When he died,
begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Davis was begin insert on assignment as end insert a homicide
detective in the Crimes Against Persons unit. In addition to his
wife Jessica, begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Davis is survived by daughters
Angelique and Samantha, stepchildren Ivey and Chayse, his mother
Deborah, and his grandparents Bob and Joan Davis; now, therefore,
be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
portion of Interstate Highway 80 in Placer County at the Horseshoe
Bar Road Interchange, as the begin delete Detective end delete begin insert Deputy Sheriff end insert Michael D.
Davis, Jr. Memorial Highway; and be it further

Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested
to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the
signing requirements for the state highway system showing this
special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.