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                                                                  SB 1144
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          Date of Hearing:   August 8, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                  SB 1144 (Strickland) - As Amended:  June 20, 2012

          Policy Committee:                             Public 
          SafetyVote:6-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill, the annual criminal justice omnibus bill, makes a 
          series of essentially technical and corrective changes, as well 
          as non-controversial substantive changes, to various code 
          sections relating to criminal justice laws. For example, this 
          bill:

          1)Deletes references to the Department of Justice's "Bureau of 
            Narcotic Enforcement," Bureau of Forensic Services," and 
            "Bureau of Investigations" replacing those references with 
            "Department of Justice."

          2)Deletes references to the "Department of Health Services" 
            replacing those references with "Department of Public Health."

          3)Removes specified offenses that may only be filed as 
            infractions from the list of misdemeanors that may also be 
            filed as an infraction.

          4)Provides in cases where a peace officer makes an arrest for a 
            crime related to domestic violence, the peace officer is not 
            required to inform a victim that he or she has a right to make 
            a citizen's arrest.

          5)Adds references to "postrelease community supervision" and 
            "mandatory supervision" to incorporate the new types of 
            supervision implemented by realignment.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Negligible state and/or local costs.








                                                                  SB 1144
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           COMMENTS  

           Rationale  . SB 1144 is the annual public safety omnibus bill, 
          sponsored by the District Attorneys Association. It makes 
          technical clarifying changes to the law affecting public safety. 
           There is no known opposition by any member of the Legislature 
          or recognized group to any of the proposals. Per longstanding 
          agreement, if any of the changes are opposed or questioned by 
          legislators or public safety interest groups, that language is 
          removed.

          Sen. Strickland has authored the last four omnibus bills, 
          including SB 1144.  

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081