AB 1475 California Assembly · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Law enforcement: social media.

Summary
Existing law requires law enforcement agencies, departments, or entities to consider specified best practices regarding the downloading and storage of body-worn camera data, including prohibiting agency personnel from uploading recorded data onto public and social media internet websites, when establishing policies and procedures for the implementation and operation of a body-worn camera system. This bill would prohibit a police department or sheriff's office from sharing, on social media, booking photos of an individual arrested on suspicion of committing a nonviolent crime, as defined, unless specified circumstances exist. The bill would require a police department or sheriff's office that shares, on social media, a booking photo of an individual arrested for the suspected commission of a nonviolent crime to remove the information from its social media page, upon request, unless the same specified circumstances exist. The bill would require a police department or sheriff's office to remove the booking photo of a person who has committed any other crime from social media if the individual's record has been sealed, the individual's conviction has been dismissed, expunged, pardoned, or eradicated pursuant to law, the individual has been issued a certificate of rehabilitation, the individual is found not guilty of committing the crime for which they were arrested, or the individual was ultimately not charged with the crime or the charges were dismissed.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Assembly Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Feb 19, 2021 Signed Jul 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jul 8, 2021 · Assembly May 6, 2021

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jul 8, 2021
D Democratic31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican9
9 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
5
Jul 23, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jul 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2306.).
lower
Jul 8, 2021
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Jul 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1867.).
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 1718.) (June 29).
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Jun 16, 2021
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
May 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.
upper
May 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1329.)
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1250.)
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22).
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and P. & C.P.
lower
Feb 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Evan Low
Evan Low
DDemocratic
CA
26