California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2801 — Crimes: memorials: veterans and law enforcement.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 549, Statutes of 2018.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law makes it a crime for a person to destroy, cut, mutilate, deface, or otherwise injure, tear down, or remove any tomb, monument, memorial, or marker in a cemetery. Existing law makes it a crime, punishable as a felony or a misdemeanor, to maliciously destroy, cut, break, mutilate, efface, or otherwise injure, tear down, or remove any veterans' memorial constructed or established in specified ways. Existing law makes it a crime, punishable as a felony or a misdemeanor, to maliciously destroy, cut, break, mutilate, efface, or otherwise injure, tear down, or remove any law enforcement memorial or firefighter's memorial. This bill would specify that the provisions above regarding law enforcement and firefighter's memorials do not preclude prosecution under any other provision of law, including those regarding veterans' memorials.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 549, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6358.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5284.).

  7. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Withdrawn from committee.

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 12).

  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 4900.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 18).

  18. Coauthors revised.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 3).

  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 19.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Salas · Primary
  • Gonzalez Fletcher · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Salas

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Gonzalez Fletcher

Not signed on (120)

120 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

AB 2801 SALAS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Special Consent AB2801

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democratic 5000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Chang — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2801 SALAS Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53004
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 74004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Levine — Yea
Baker — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Brough — Yea
Friedman — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chau — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2801 do?
Existing law makes it a crime for a person to destroy, cut, mutilate, deface, or otherwise injure, tear down, or remove any tomb, monument, memorial, or marker in a cemetery. Existing law makes it a crime, punishable as a felony or a misdemeanor, to maliciously destroy, cut, break, mutilate, efface, or otherwise injure, tear down, or remove any veterans' memorial constructed or established in specified ways. Existing law makes it a crime, punishable as a felony or a misdemeanor, to maliciously destroy, cut, break, mutilate, efface, or otherwise injure, tear down, or remove any law enforcement memorial or firefighter's memorial. This bill would specify that the provisions above regarding law enforcement and firefighter's memorials do not preclude prosecution under any other provision of law, including those regarding veterans' memorials.
Who sponsors AB 2801?
AB 2801 is sponsored by Salas and Gonzalez Fletcher.
What is the current status of AB 2801?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.
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