Bill Text: CA SB629 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Public peace: media access.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2020-09-30 - In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. [SB629 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SB629-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
July 28, 2020 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
June 25, 2020 |
Introduced by Senators McGuire, Hill, and Hertzberg (Principal coauthor: Senator Wiener) (Coauthors: Senators Dodd, Lena Gonzalez, Portantino, and Skinner) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Wicks) |
February 22, 2019 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
By creating new 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.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 409.7 is added to the Penal Code, to read:(a)(1)In the event of a demonstration, march, protest, or rally where individuals are engaged primarily in activity that is protected pursuant to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I of the California Constitution, officers of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, police departments, marshal’s office or sheriff’s office, officers of the Department of Fish and Wildlife designated as peace officers by subdivision (e) of Section 830.2, or officers of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection designated as peace officers by subdivision (g) of Section 830.2, may
409.7.
(a) If peace officers, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, close the immediate area surrounding any emergency field command post or(2)Any unauthorized person who willfully and knowingly enters an area closed pursuant to this subdivision and who willfully remains within the area after receiving notice to evacuate or leave is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)(1)
(c)There is a presumption that any
(d)
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.