Legislative Update
By: Ray Hill. Professor Emeritus
Santa Rosa Junior College

Prior References:

6/24/23 – LU Ref. #CAB00215 – Recent Law Enforcement Bills in the California Legislature – Canines, Consent Searches, Pretext Stops (SB 50).

8/19/23 - LU Ref. # CAB 000219 – State Lawmaker Proposes Old LWOP Cases Be Eligible for Recall and Resentencing (SB 94).

Thankfully for now, both these bills were transferred to the Assembly inactive file (9/14/23). This means they are dormant for now, but can be recalled at anytime.

Expect both these bills to resurface for the 2024 legislative session, likely along with past bills proposing restrictions on consent searches and limiting the use of police canines that did not make it out of the Assembly this year.  Regretfully, the California Legislature will in part continue to try to interpret the U.S. Constitution based upon political pressure from a sizeable and diverse number of coalition ....