Asm. James Ramos

Existing law defines the terms "serious felony" and "violent felony" for various purposes, including, among others, enhancing the punishment for felonies pursuant to existing sentencing provisions commonly known as the Three Strikes Law. This bill would include human trafficking within the definition of a violent felony and the definition of a serious felony for all purposes, including for purposes of the Three Strikes Law. By expanding the scope of an enhancement, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

This measure would recognize March 2022 as Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Awareness Month.

This measure would proclaim the month of March 2022 as Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month.

This measure would resolve that the Legislature declares March 12, 2022, as National Girl Scout Day.

Existing law authorizes the Department of the California Highway Patrol to retain license plate data captured by license plate reader technology for not more than 60 days unless the data is being used as evidence or for the investigation of felonies, and to share that data with law enforcement agencies for specified purposes. With regard to information from automated license plate recognition (ALPR) systems, existing law requires an ALPR operator and an ALPR end-user, as those terms are defined, to implement a usage and privacy policy, as specified, and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices. Existing law prohibits a public agency, as defined, from selling, sharing, or transferring ALPR information, as specified, except to another public agency, and only as otherwise permitted by law. This bill would additionally prohibit a public agency from selling, sharing, or transferring ALPR information to a law enforcement agency of the federal government or another state, unless the ALPR information is being sold, shared, or transferred to locate a vehicle or person reasonably suspected of being involved in the commission of a public offense, and only as otherwise permitted by law. Existing law, the California Values Act, prohibits a California law enforcement agency from, among other things, using agency or department moneys or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for immigration enforcement purposes, as specified. This bill would prohibit a public agency, ALPR operator, or ALPR end-user from selling, sharing, or transferring ALPR information if that sale, sharing, or transferring would violate a provision of the California Values Act, or if the information would be sold, shared, or transferred to a state that has enacted laws that limit access to abortion, as specified, or a state that is subject to the state-funded and state-sponsored travel ban on states that have enacted specified laws that discriminate based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

This measure would proclaim the month of March 2022 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month in California.