California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 794 — Criminal acts against law enforcement animals.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 201, Statutes of 2015.

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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 25, 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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law makes it a crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment, or both, to willfully and maliciously and with no legal justification strike, beat, kick, cut, stab, shoot with a firearm, administer any poison or other harmful or stupefying substance to, or throw, hurl, or project at, or place any rock, object, or other substance which is used in such a manner as to be capable of producing injury and likely to produce injury, on or in the path of, a horse being used by, or any dog under the supervision of, any peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties. Existing law also makes it a crime punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both a fine and imprisonment, to willfully and maliciously and with no legal justification interfere with or obstruct a horse or dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties by frightening, teasing, agitating, harassing, or hindering the horse or dog. Existing law requires a person who is convicted of a crime pursuant to these provisions to make restitution to the agency owning the animal and employing the peace officer for any veterinary bills, replacement costs of the animal if it is disabled or killed, and the salary of the peace officer for the period of time his or her services are lost to the agency. This bill would additionally make those crimes applicable when those acts are carried out against a horse or dog being used by, or under the supervision of, a volunteer who is acting under the direct supervision of a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her assigned volunteer duties. The bill would also require a defendant convicted of those acts to pay restitution for a horse or dog that is used by, or under the supervision of, a volunteer who is acting under the direct supervision of a peace officer, as specified. By expanding the scope of existing crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 201, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1790.).

  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1225.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  14. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22).

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  19. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Linder · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Linder

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.

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Votes

Special Consent #4

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 3000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Pan — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea

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AB 794 LINDER Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67003
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Hadley — 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 Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 794 do?
Existing law makes it a crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment, or both, to willfully and maliciously and with no legal justification strike, beat, kick, cut, stab, shoot with a firearm, administer any poison or other harmful or stupefying substance to, or throw, hurl, or project at, or place any rock, object, or other substance which is used in such a manner as to be capable of producing injury and likely to produce injury, on or in the path of, a horse being used by, or any dog under the supervision of, any peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties. Existing law also makes it a crime punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both a fine and imprisonment, to willfully and maliciously and with no legal justification interfere with or obstruct a horse or dog being used by a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her duties by frightening, teasing, agitating, harassing, or hindering the horse or dog. Existing law requires a person who is convicted of a crime pursuant to these provisions to make restitution to the agency owning the animal and employing the peace officer for any veterinary bills, replacement costs of the animal if it is disabled or killed, and the salary of the peace officer for the period of time his or her services are lost to the agency. This bill would additionally make those crimes applicable when those acts are carried out against a horse or dog being used by, or under the supervision of, a volunteer who is acting under the direct supervision of a peace officer in the discharge or attempted discharge of his or her assigned volunteer duties. The bill would also require a defendant convicted of those acts to pay restitution for a horse or dog that is used by, or under the supervision of, a volunteer who is acting under the direct supervision of a peace officer, as specified. By expanding the scope of existing crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 794?
AB 794 is sponsored by Linder.
What is the current status of AB 794?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
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