SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republicans joined law enforcement leaders and victims’ rights advocates to call for swift and decisive action to address the public safety challenges facing California.
Assembly Republicans are committed to fully funding drug treatment programs to implement Prop 36, cracking down on human trafficking, supporting crime victims and their families, fighting addiction and drug trafficking, stopping sexual and domestic violence and improving safety on the roads. Attendees also spoke out against dangerous proposals from legislative Democrats to limit Californians’ right to self-defense and to overturn the sentences of numerous murderers serving life without parole.
“The people of California have spoken loud and clear – they want safe communities and they want leaders who will stand up for law and order,” said Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher. “Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies have endangered families and emboldened criminals. We will not stand idly by while our neighborhoods suffer. Assembly Republicans are taking action to restore public safety and protect Californians.”
“Time and again, the supermajority has stalled, ignored or outright rejected common-sense reforms, prioritizing politics over public safety. But with the passage of Prop 36, the people have delivered a clear and undeniable message: they reject the supermajority’s failed policies that have made our communities less safe,” said Assemblyman Tom Lackey, who serves on the Public Safety Committee. “Public safety should not be a partisan issue – it is a fundamental responsibility.”
Other attendees at the event included Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire, California District Attorneys Association CEO Greg Totten, Placer County Supervisor Anthony DeMattei, Crime Victims United President Topo Padilla, and Assemblymembers Leticia Castillo (R-Corona), Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel), Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach), Stan Ellis (R-Bakersfield), Jeff Gonzalez (R-Indio), Josh Hoover (R-Folsom), Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale), Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare), Kate Sanchez (R-Rancho Santa Margarita), Tri Ta (R-Westminster), David Tangipa (R-Clovis) and Greg Wallis (R-Bermuda Dunes).
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Tidbits:
- AB 983: Existing law makes it a crime to drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than 100 miles per hour…. This bill would include the above-described crime in the list of offenses for which a peace officer may impound a vehicle pursuant to a warrant or order issued by a magistrate. The bill would authorize a peace officer to alternatively establish reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle was used in violation of the above-described crime outside of the peace officer’s presence if the peace officer provides evidence recorded by a speed safety system, as specified.
- Assembly Bill 229: This bill would authorize a search warrant to require testing a defendant for any sexually transmitted disease. The bill would also authorize the parent or guardian of a minor victim or the legal representative of a victim to exercise any of the rights conferred by these provisions, including receiving and disclosing test results. By expanding the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would add engaging in sexual acts with a child under 10 years of age and sex with a person confined to a health facility or detention facility to the crimes to which this provision applies.
- Assembly Bill 634: This bill would add the substance tianeptine to Schedule I. By creating a new crime, the bill would establish a state-mandated local program.
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