Bonnie Lowenthal
- Democratic
Author
Existing law sets forth various personal rights and provides that all persons within California have the right to be free from violence, or intimidation by the threat of violence, because of, among other characteristics, their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, or sex. Existing law further permits an individual whose exercise or enjoyment of specified personal rights has been interfered with to bring a civil action for damages, including actual damages, exemplary damages, attorney's fees, injunctive relief, and other appropriate relief. Existing law requires the Department of Fair Employment and Housing to receive, investigate, and conciliate complaints that an individual's personal rights have been violated. This bill would specify that homeless persons, as defined, are entitled to the personal rights set forth under existing law, and would provide that a homeless person has the right to be free from violence or intimidation by threat of violence directed against that person on the basis of that person's status as a homeless person. The bill would also provide that these provisions shall not be construed to enlarge or diminish an existing duty, if any, by an owner of residential rental or commercial property to protect a homeless person who is present on the property from violence or intimidation by threats of violence. The bill would provide that these provisions are not to be construed to prohibit or restrict a public agency from the lawful enforcement of any law, and a public agency would not be subject to civil liability for that lawful enforcement.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 1852.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 24. Page 1385.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 13).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (March 22).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB312 | HTML |
| 02/09/11 - Introduced | |
| 03/29/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/07/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/18/11 - Enrolled |
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