California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1968 — Peace officers.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law designates various persons as peace officers, including probation officers, parole officers, and parole agents, and provides that their authority extends to certain duties, including to the conditions of parole, probation, or postrelease community supervision of a person in the state on parole, probation, or postrelease community supervision, the escape of an inmate or ward from a state or local institution, the transportation of persons on parole, probation, or postrelease community supervision, and violations of law that are discovered while performing his or her duties. Existing law categorizes a probation officer as a peace officer who may carry firearms only if authorized by his or her employing agency, and under the terms and conditions specified by his or her employing agency. This bill would authorize any probation officer or deputy probation officer to carry firearms as determined by the chief probation officer on a case-by-case or unit-by-unit basis and under terms and conditions specified by the chief probation officer. The bill would require certain chief probation officers to develop a policy as to whether probation officers and deputy probation officers who supervise high-risk caseloads should be armed. That policy would be required to be adopted no later than June 30, 2013, and would be required to be implemented no later than December 31, 2013, if the chief probation officer has not armed or has not adopted a policy regarding arming probation officers or deputy probation officers prior to January 1, 2013. The bill would define a high-risk caseload as a caseload that includes individuals who have been released from state prison subject to postrelease community supervision and have a prior conviction for a serious felony or violent felony. By imposing new duties on counties, 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:15 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6510.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6488.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 4866.).

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16).

  10. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5194.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 25).

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

  24. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wieckowski · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wieckowski

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1968 WIECKOWSKI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76001
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Conway — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1968 Wieckowski By Price

Passed 32 Yea · 4 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29404
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 32404
% of votes cast 80%10%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Wyland — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Harman — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Rubio — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Nay
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Steinberg — Yea

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AB 1968 WIECKOWSKI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71006
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Carter — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Huber — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Valadao — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Davis — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1968 do?
Existing law designates various persons as peace officers, including probation officers, parole officers, and parole agents, and provides that their authority extends to certain duties, including to the conditions of parole, probation, or postrelease community supervision of a person in the state on parole, probation, or postrelease community supervision, the escape of an inmate or ward from a state or local institution, the transportation of persons on parole, probation, or postrelease community supervision, and violations of law that are discovered while performing his or her duties. Existing law categorizes a probation officer as a peace officer who may carry firearms only if authorized by his or her employing agency, and under the terms and conditions specified by his or her employing agency. This bill would authorize any probation officer or deputy probation officer to carry firearms as determined by the chief probation officer on a case-by-case or unit-by-unit basis and under terms and conditions specified by the chief probation officer. The bill would require certain chief probation officers to develop a policy as to whether probation officers and deputy probation officers who supervise high-risk caseloads should be armed. That policy would be required to be adopted no later than June 30, 2013, and would be required to be implemented no later than December 31, 2013, if the chief probation officer has not armed or has not adopted a policy regarding arming probation officers or deputy probation officers prior to January 1, 2013. The bill would define a high-risk caseload as a caseload that includes individuals who have been released from state prison subject to postrelease community supervision and have a prior conviction for a serious felony or violent felony. By imposing new duties on counties, 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors AB 1968?
AB 1968 is sponsored by Wieckowski.
What is the current status of AB 1968?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1968?
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