California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 175 — Peace officers: body-worn cameras.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Calderon.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires agencies that employ peace officers to establish a procedure for the investigation of complaints by the public against peace officers and requires a written description of the procedure to be available to the public. This bill would require each department or agency that employs peace officers and that elects to require those peace officers to wear body-worn cameras to develop a policy relating to the use of body-worn cameras. The bill would require the policy to be developed in accordance with specified acts governing employee organizations, with designated representatives of nonsupervisory officers and to include certain provisions, including, among others, the duration, time, and place that body-worn cameras shall be worn and operational. The bill would also require the policy to be provided to each officer required to wear a body-worn camera.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Calderon.

  2. Ordered to third reading.

  3. From inactive file.

  4. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Cooper.

  5. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Holden.

  6. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Reconsideration granted.

  8. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Lackey.

  9. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 2572.)

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time and amended.

  12. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From consent calendar.

  14. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 7).

  16. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 16).

  18. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and P. & C.P.

  19. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  20. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 838.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. Ordered to second reading.

  23. Withdrawn from committee.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 594.) (April 14).

  27. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  28. Set for hearing April 14.

  29. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR.

  30. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.

  31. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bates · Cosponsor
  • Chang · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Primary
  • Beth Gaines · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Huff

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SB 175 Huff Senate Third Reading By LACKEY

Failed 34 Yea · 3 Nay · 43 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 283040
Democratic 1003
Republican 5000
Total 343043
% of votes cast 43%4%0%54%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Brown — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Chau — Not Voting
Chu — Not Voting
Levine — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Ting — Not Voting
Weber — Not Voting
Williams — Not Voting
Gatto — Nay
Burke — Not Voting
Gomez — Not Voting
Harper — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Campos — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Bonilla — Not Voting
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Low — Not Voting
Lopez — Not Voting
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Not Voting
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Alejo — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Not Voting
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Dababneh — Nay
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Not Voting
Rendon — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Thurmond — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chang — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chau — Yea
Low — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 3000
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Monning — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 175 do?
Existing law requires agencies that employ peace officers to establish a procedure for the investigation of complaints by the public against peace officers and requires a written description of the procedure to be available to the public. This bill would require each department or agency that employs peace officers and that elects to require those peace officers to wear body-worn cameras to develop a policy relating to the use of body-worn cameras. The bill would require the policy to be developed in accordance with specified acts governing employee organizations, with designated representatives of nonsupervisory officers and to include certain provisions, including, among others, the duration, time, and place that body-worn cameras shall be worn and operational. The bill would also require the policy to be provided to each officer required to wear a body-worn camera.
Who sponsors SB 175?
SB 175 is sponsored by Bates, Chang, Huff, and Beth Gaines.
What is the current status of SB 175?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 175?
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