Peace officers.
Summary
Existing law designates various persons as peace officers, including correctional officers, and provides that their authority extends to any place in the state while engaged in the performance of their duties, and for the purpose of carrying out the primary function of their employment. Existing law provides that correctional officers may carry a firearm while not on duty. This bill would characterize medical technical assistant series employees designated by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or designated by the secretary and employed by the State Department of State Hospitals as peace officers authorized to carry a firearm while not on duty.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2014
Committee Review
Aug 2014
Assembly Passage
May 2014
Senate Passage
Aug 2014
Signed into Law
Sep 2014
Introduced Feb 21, 2014
Signed Sep 29, 2014
Floor votes · Senate Aug 14, 2014 · Assembly May 8, 2014
How they voted
33–1
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 40
Aug 14, 2014
D
Democratic28
78% Yea
R
Republican12
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Sep 29, 2014
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 14, 2014
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-1-6)
senate
Aug 14, 2014
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 17, 2014
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 17).
upper
May 22, 2014
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
May 8, 2014
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (67-0-10)
assembly
Apr 30, 2014
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 29).
lower
Mar 13, 2014
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 23, 2014
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
lower
Feb 21, 2014
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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