California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 17 D · 2 R cosponsors

AB 1506 — Police use of force.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 326, Statutes of 2020.

  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 22, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 46 sponsors

    1 primary, 45 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (17 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires law enforcement agencies to maintain a policy on the use of force, as specified. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to implement courses of instruction for the regular and periodic training of law enforcement officers in the use of force. Existing law requires law enforcement agencies to report to the Department of Justice, as specified, any incident in which a peace officer is involved in a shooting or use of force that results in death or serious bodily injury. This bill would create a division within the Department of Justice to, upon the request of a law enforcement agency, review the use-of-force policy of the agency and make recommendations, as specified. This bill would require a state prosecutor to investigate incidents of an officer-involved shooting resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian, as defined. The bill would make the Attorney General the state prosecutor unless otherwise specified or named. The bill would authorize the state prosecutor to prepare a written report, and would require the state prosecutor to post any reports made on a public internet website. The bill would require, commencing July 1, 2023, the Attorney General to operate a Police Practices Division within the department to review, upon the request of a local law enforcement agency, the use of deadly force policies of that law enforcement agency and make recommendations, as specified. The bill would require the department to implement these provisions subject to an appropriation for this purpose.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 326, Statutes of 2020.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 0. Page 5484.).

  5. Ordered to the unfinished business file.

  6. Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 1.).

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 20).

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

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

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 12).

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  20. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  22. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 3849.).

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  25. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 13).

  26. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  27. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 3731.)

  28. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  29. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  30. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 16).

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

  32. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  34. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  35. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  37. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  39. Referred to Com. on ED.

  40. Read first time.

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

  42. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 45 co-sponsors · 76 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • McCarty

Co-sponsors (45)

Not signed on (76)

76 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 1506 MCCARTY Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 60 Yea · 0 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 370014
Democratic 21001
Republican 2004
Total 600019
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Diep — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Salas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Levine — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Burke — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Weber — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Smith — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gloria — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chu — Yea
Low — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Cooper — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Fong — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia 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
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1506 McCarty et al. By Dodd

Passed 33 Yea · 1 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 10000
Unaffiliated 22104
Republican 1002
Total 33106
% of votes cast 83%3%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Galgiani — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Allen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Morrell — Not Voting
Borgeas — Not Voting
Chang — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Republican 0100
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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AB 1506 McCarty Third Reading Urgency

Passed 71 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48004
Democratic 18004
Republican 5001
Total 71009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Chu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Daly — Not Voting
Diep — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
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 as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5002
Unaffiliated 6203
Total 11205
% of votes cast 61%11%0%28%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Brough — Nay
Obernolte — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Diep — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Not Voting
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1506 do?
Existing law requires law enforcement agencies to maintain a policy on the use of force, as specified. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to implement courses of instruction for the regular and periodic training of law enforcement officers in the use of force. Existing law requires law enforcement agencies to report to the Department of Justice, as specified, any incident in which a peace officer is involved in a shooting or use of force that results in death or serious bodily injury. This bill would create a division within the Department of Justice to, upon the request of a law enforcement agency, review the use-of-force policy of the agency and make recommendations, as specified. This bill would require a state prosecutor to investigate incidents of an officer-involved shooting resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian, as defined. The bill would make the Attorney General the state prosecutor unless otherwise specified or named. The bill would authorize the state prosecutor to prepare a written report, and would require the state prosecutor to post any reports made on a public internet website. The bill would require, commencing July 1, 2023, the Attorney General to operate a Police Practices Division within the department to review, upon the request of a local law enforcement agency, the use of deadly force policies of that law enforcement agency and make recommendations, as specified. The bill would require the department to implement these provisions subject to an appropriation for this purpose.
Who sponsors AB 1506?
AB 1506 is sponsored by McCarty, Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), Berman, Marc (Democratic), Bloom, Burke, Chiu, Chu, Eggman, Friedman, Gabriel, Jesse (Democratic), Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Gloria, Grayson, Timothy S. (Democratic), Holden, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Ash (Democratic), Kamlager, Levine, Medina, Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic), Quirk, Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic), Rivas, Robert (Democratic), Santiago, Ting, Weber, Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), Low, Beall, Bradford, Dodd, Durazo, Maria Elena (Democratic), Hueso, Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Bonta, Mia (Democratic), Mitchell, Pan, Stern, Henry I. (Democratic), Wieckowski, Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), Carrillo, Juan (Democratic), Travis Allen, and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of AB 1506?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2019. Enacted.
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