BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SB 1200
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Date of Hearing: August 3, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
SB 1200
(Jackson) - As Amended May 31, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
Yes
SUMMARY:
This bill requires the annual crime report published by the
Department of Justice (DOJ) to include information concerning
arrests for animal cruelty.
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FISCAL EFFECT:
1)Minor absorbable cost to DOJ to report the required data.
2)Likely minor reimbursable local costs (General Fund) for
reporting additional information to DOJ. However, the cost
to provide the additional information may be so minor that a
claim for reimbursement is not likely.
COMMENTS:
Background and Purpose. Current law requires the DOJ to collect
specified crime-related data, and to prepare an annual report of
crime-related statistics. This annual report contains
statistics, submitted by various state and local agencies,
regarding the amount and types of offenses known to public
authorities; the personal and social characteristics of
criminals and delinquents; the administrative actions taken by
law enforcement, judicial, penal, and correctional agencies or
institutions, including those in the juvenile justice system, in
dealing with criminals or delinquents; and the number of
citizens' complaints received by law enforcement agencies, as
specified. Current law also provides specified punishment for
various crimes of animal cruelty.
According to the author, "So evident is the correlation between
animal abuse and violence to humans that in 2016 the FBI began
collecting data on animal cruelty in the same way as homicide,
arson, and assault via its National Incident-Based Reporting
System (NIBRS). "
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"With the proven correlation between animal abuse and human
violence the goal of SB 1200 is to gather accurate data so that
we can develop appropriate policies to help reduce the
possibility of further acts of violence upon people."
Analysis Prepared by:Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916)
319-2081