Vehicles: enforcement: motorcycle profiling.
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AB 2972 — Vehicles: enforcement: motorcycle profiling.
Last action — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Caballero.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 authorizes a peace officer to arrest a person based on probable cause that the person has committed a public offense in the officer's presence or that the person has committed a felony, though not in the officer's presence. Existing law requires a person operating a vehicle upon a highway to comply with the lawful orders of a peace officer. Existing law also requires a vehicle to yield and stop if pursued by a marked law enforcement vehicle displaying a lighted red lamp and sounding a siren, as reasonably necessary. Existing law requires peace officers to receive training to recognize and eliminate criminal profiling based on race or identity. This bill would define the term "motorcycle profiling" as the illegal consideration of the fact that a person is riding a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle or motorcycle club-related clothing as a factor in enforcement decisions, and would prohibit peace officers from engaging in motorcycle profiling. This bill would also provide a private right of action for persons who are subjected to motorcycle profiling in violation of the provisions of this bill.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Caballero.
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Reconsideration granted. (Page 5693.)
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Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Caballero.
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Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 21. Noes 28. Page 4793.).
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 10).
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Caballero · Primary
- Mullin · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 11 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Caballero
Co-sponsors (1)
- Mullin
Not signed on (120)
120 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 120 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 18 | 0 | 21 |
| Democratic | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 28 | 0 | 29 |
| % of votes cast | 27% | 36% | 0% | 37% |
How each member voted (78)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Acosta | — | Nay |
| Bigelow | — | Nay |
| Bloom | — | Not Voting |
| Brough | — | Not Voting |
| Kamlager-Dove | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Not Voting |
| Mathis | — | Nay |
| Obernolte | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Not Voting |
| Gloria | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez Fletcher | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Nay |
| Burke | — | Not Voting |
| Salas | — | Nay |
| Gray | — | Nay |
| Harper | — | Not Voting |
| Holden | — | Not Voting |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Kiley | — | Nay |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Nay |
| Fong | — | Not Voting |
| Mayes | — | Nay |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Not Voting |
| Melendez | — | Not Voting |
| Chau | — | Not Voting |
| Baker | — | Nay |
| Chiu | — | Not Voting |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Chávez | — | Nay |
| Cooley | — | Not Voting |
| Mullin | — | Not Voting |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Nay |
| Quirk | — | Not Voting |
| Rodriguez | — | Not Voting |
| Steinorth | — | Nay |
| Thurmond | — | Not Voting |
| Voepel | — | Nay |
| Waldron | — | Nay |
| Wood | — | Not Voting |
| Cooper | — | Nay |
| Cunningham | — | Nay |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Not Voting |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Not Voting |
| Jim Patterson | — | Nay |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Travis Allen | — | Not Voting |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Nay |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Nay |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Nay |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Nay |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Nay |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Nay |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Nay |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Nay |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 29% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez Fletcher | — | Yea |
| Kiley | — | Nay |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 2972 do?
- Existing law authorizes a peace officer to arrest a person based on probable cause that the person has committed a public offense in the officer's presence or that the person has committed a felony, though not in the officer's presence. Existing law requires a person operating a vehicle upon a highway to comply with the lawful orders of a peace officer. Existing law also requires a vehicle to yield and stop if pursued by a marked law enforcement vehicle displaying a lighted red lamp and sounding a siren, as reasonably necessary. Existing law requires peace officers to receive training to recognize and eliminate criminal profiling based on race or identity. This bill would define the term "motorcycle profiling" as the illegal consideration of the fact that a person is riding a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle or motorcycle club-related clothing as a factor in enforcement decisions, and would prohibit peace officers from engaging in motorcycle profiling. This bill would also provide a private right of action for persons who are subjected to motorcycle profiling in violation of the provisions of this bill.
- Who sponsors AB 2972?
- AB 2972 is sponsored by Caballero and Mullin.
- What is the current status of AB 2972?
- This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 2972?
- Track AB 2972 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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