California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 629 — Crimes: taking person from lawful custody of peace officer.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 47, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law defines a "lynching" as the taking of a person from the lawful custody of a peace officer by means of a riot. Under existing law a person who participates in a lynching is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for 2, 3, or 4 years. This bill would provide that the taking of a person from the lawful custody of a peace officer is no longer defined as a "lynching." This bill would provide that a person who participates in the taking of another person from the lawful custody of a peace officer is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for 2, 3, or 4 years.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 47, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2091.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 16).

  8. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1026.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 984.) (May 12).

  13. Set for hearing May 12.

  14. April 28 hearing postponed by committee.

  15. Set for hearing April 28.

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

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  18. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  19. Read first time.

  20. From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.

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

Sponsors

  • Mitchell · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Mitchell

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

SB 629 Mitchell Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68002
Democratic 4000
Republican 5001
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Medina — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Wood — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Low — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Lackey, Tom 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
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pan — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 629 do?
Existing law defines a "lynching" as the taking of a person from the lawful custody of a peace officer by means of a riot. Under existing law a person who participates in a lynching is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for 2, 3, or 4 years. This bill would provide that the taking of a person from the lawful custody of a peace officer is no longer defined as a "lynching." This bill would provide that a person who participates in the taking of another person from the lawful custody of a peace officer is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for 2, 3, or 4 years.
Who sponsors SB 629?
SB 629 is sponsored by Mitchell.
What is the current status of SB 629?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 629?
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