California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: To Executive 4 D cosponsors

SB 629 — Public peace: media access.

Last action — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

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

This bill died with 2019-2020 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 makes every person who willfully resists, delays, or obstructs any public officer, peace officer, or an emergency medical technician, as defined, in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of the office or employment, when no other punishment is prescribed, guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law also authorizes specified peace officers to close an area where a menace to the public health or safety is created by a calamity and to close the immediate area surrounding any emergency field command post or other command post activated for the purpose of abating a calamity, riot, or other civil disturbance, as specified. Existing law makes any unauthorized person who willfully and knowingly enters those areas and who remains in the area after receiving notice to evacuate or leave guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law exempts a duly authorized representative of any news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network from the provisions prohibiting entry into the closed areas, as specified. This bill would, if peace officers close the immediate area surrounding any emergency field command post or establish any other command post, police line, or rolling closure at a demonstration, march, protest, or rally where individuals are engaged primarily in constitutionally protected activity, as described, require that a duly authorized representative of any news service, online news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network, as described, be allowed to enter those closed areas and would prohibit a peace officer or other law enforcement officer from intentionally assaulting, interfering with, or obstructing a duly authorized representative who is gathering, receiving, or processing information for communication to the public. The bill would also prohibit a duly authorized representative who is in a closed area from being cited for the failure to disperse, a violation of a curfew, or a violation of other, specified law. The bill would require that if a representative is detained by a peace officer or other law enforcement officer, the representative be permitted to contact a supervisory officer immediately for the purpose of challenging the detention. For purposes of this bill, a duly authorized representative would be a person who appears to be engaged in gathering, receiving, or processing information, who produces a business card, press badge, other similar credential, or who is carrying professional broadcasting or recording equipment.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 2.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 49. Noes 7. Page 5364.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (August 18).

  9. Coauthors revised.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  12. August 3 hearing postponed by committee.

  13. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  16. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1002.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 904.) (May 1).

  21. Set for hearing May 1.

  22. Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  23. Read first time.

  24. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

  25. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 629 McGuire Senate Third Reading By Kamlager

Passed 49 Yea · 7 Nay · 23 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 326013
Democratic 15007
Republican 2103
Total 497023
% of votes cast 62%9%0%29%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chau — Yea
Burke — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gloria — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Levine — Yea
Weber — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Yea
Salas — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Low — Yea
Diep — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Holden — Yea
Smith — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Brough — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Mayes — Not Voting
Cunningham — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Maienschein — Not Voting
Cooper — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Fong — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Daly — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Nay
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Unfinished Business SB629 McGuire et al. Concurrence

Passed 31 Yea · 2 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21105
Democratic 10000
Republican 0102
Total 31207
% of votes cast 78%5%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Monning — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Borgeas — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Galgiani — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Moorlach — 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 Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5100
Unaffiliated 9101
Republican 0001
Total 14202
% of votes cast 78%11%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Diep — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Nay
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting

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Be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3003
Democratic 3002
Republican 1000
Total 7005
% of votes cast 58%0%0%42%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Kamlager — Not Voting
Cunningham — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Not Voting
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar SB629

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 9000
Republican 2000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena 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
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 629 do?
Existing law makes every person who willfully resists, delays, or obstructs any public officer, peace officer, or an emergency medical technician, as defined, in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of the office or employment, when no other punishment is prescribed, guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law also authorizes specified peace officers to close an area where a menace to the public health or safety is created by a calamity and to close the immediate area surrounding any emergency field command post or other command post activated for the purpose of abating a calamity, riot, or other civil disturbance, as specified. Existing law makes any unauthorized person who willfully and knowingly enters those areas and who remains in the area after receiving notice to evacuate or leave guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law exempts a duly authorized representative of any news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network from the provisions prohibiting entry into the closed areas, as specified. This bill would, if peace officers close the immediate area surrounding any emergency field command post or establish any other command post, police line, or rolling closure at a demonstration, march, protest, or rally where individuals are engaged primarily in constitutionally protected activity, as described, require that a duly authorized representative of any news service, online news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network, as described, be allowed to enter those closed areas and would prohibit a peace officer or other law enforcement officer from intentionally assaulting, interfering with, or obstructing a duly authorized representative who is gathering, receiving, or processing information for communication to the public. The bill would also prohibit a duly authorized representative who is in a closed area from being cited for the failure to disperse, a violation of a curfew, or a violation of other, specified law. The bill would require that if a representative is detained by a peace officer or other law enforcement officer, the representative be permitted to contact a supervisory officer immediately for the purpose of challenging the detention. For purposes of this bill, a duly authorized representative would be a person who appears to be engaged in gathering, receiving, or processing information, who produces a business card, press badge, other similar credential, or who is carrying professional broadcasting or recording equipment.
Who sponsors SB 629?
SB 629 is sponsored by Hertzberg, McGuire, Mike (Democratic), Hill, Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), Dodd, Portantino, Skinner, Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), Gonzalez, Lena A. (Democratic), and Wendy Carrillo.
What is the current status of SB 629?
This bill died with 2019-2020 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 SB 629?
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