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Tag: Assembly Public Safety Committee

California Legislature Considering Early Parole for Murderers and Rapists

May 23, 2025   12:49 pmMay 23, 2025   12:49 pm
The California Legislature is considering moving up parole hearings and releases for murderers and rapists. The proponents of this change may be having some difficulty rounding up the votes, and they have employed a legislative trick to buy more time....
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Bill to Allow Diversion Programs Instead of Jail For Some Felonies Faces Rocky Road

May 18, 2025   2:45 amMay 18, 2025   2:46 am
A bill that would expand the usage of diversion programs in courts from solely misdemeanor offenses to including non-violent felonies continued to face a challenging future this week as more lawmakers continue to challenge the controversial bill. Assembly Bill 1231,...
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Bill to Increase Pay Inmate Wildfire Crews To $19 per Hour Passes Asm. Public Safety Committee

March 15, 2025   9:32 amMarch 15, 2025   9:32 am
A bill that would increase the pay for inmate wildfire hand crews to $19 an hour passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee earlier this week in an 8-0 vote, signaling likely passage later this year. Assembly Bill 247, authored by...
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Bill to Increase Penalties For Child Sex Buyers Signed by Governor Newsom

September 26, 2024   6:36 pmSeptember 26, 2024   6:36 pm
A bill designed to strengthen protections for children by making the act of soliciting, agreeing to engage in, or engaging in any act of commercial sex with a minor a felony to help fight human trafficking was signed into law...
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Assembly Public Safety Committee Waters Down Child Sex Trafficking Bill

July 3, 2024   1:11 pmJuly 3, 2024   1:11 pm
A bill to strengthen protections for children by making the act of soliciting, agreeing to engage in, or engaging in any act of commercial sex with a minor a felony to help fight human trafficking was passed in the Assembly...
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Assembly Republicans Boycott Judiciary Committee Over Bill Essayli’s Removal

June 4, 2024   4:04 pmJune 4, 2024   4:08 pm
Republican members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee boycotted a hearing Tuesday to protest Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas recently removing Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Riverside), a former federal prosecutor, from the committee in retribution for Essayli criticizing Democrat colleagues for voting “to...
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‘Democrats Don’t Want the Public to Know They’re Protecting Pedophiles’

May 21, 2024   3:24 pmMay 22, 2024   4:37 pm
“Democrats don’t want the public to know they’re protecting pedophiles, that’s why they cut my mic on the Assembly Floor! This is not democracy–it is tyranny.” That is what Assemblyman Bill Essayli said after attempting on Tuesday to get his...
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