\ Phil Ting – Page 5 – California Globe

Assemblyman Philip Y. Ting who introduced AB 1215.

New Bill Would Clear Criminal Records of Some Prisoners After Serving Sentence

February 25, 2020 3:32 pm

Assembly Bill 2978, a bill in which prisoners who have committed certain crimes would have their criminal record erased after completing their sentence, was introduced to the Assembly on Monday. 2 million criminal records cleared According to AB 2978, authored...

California Air Resources Board Cuts Rebates for Electric Cars

December 4, 2019 2:48 pm

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) officially limited rebates on electric cars in California on Tuesday, cutting rebates for cars that cost more than $60,000, removing plug-in hybrids with a low range, and allowing only one rebate per person in...

Governor Newsom Signs Bill Banning Facial Recognition Technology In Police Body Cameras

October 9, 2019 8:53 pmOctober 10, 2019 10:05 am

A new law that will halt all facial recognition software from being used in police body cameras was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom Monday. AB 1215 specifically prohibits “a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer from installing, activating, or...

RECAP: AB 1215 Banning Facial Recognition From Police Body Cameras

September 23, 2019 5:09 pmSeptember 24, 2019 10:13 am

AB 1215 seeks to ban all biometric surveillance in police body cams. What is it? Assembly Bill 1215. AB 1215 would install a three year ban on using biometrics, such as facial recognition systems, from being used in police body...

California Won’t Face Up To Crime

May 18, 2019 5:17 amJune 10, 2019 12:34 pm

“The use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance is the functional equivalent of requiring every person to show a personal photo identification card at all times in violation of recognized constitutional rights. This technology also allows people to be...