Janet Nguyen
- Republican
- Senator
- District 36
Author
Existing law imposes the penalty on a defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree of death or imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole, if one or more enumerated special circumstances are found to be true. Existing law includes in these special circumstances, among other things, that the victim was intentionally killed because of his or her race, color, religion, nationality, or country of origin. This bill would additionally include among those special circumstances that the victim was intentionally killed because of his or her sexual orientation or gender, as defined. By increasing the punishment for a crime, this would create 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.
April 10 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 2. Noes 4. Page 4627.) Reconsideration granted.
Set for hearing April 10.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 3.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB971 | HTML |
| 01/31/18 - Introduced | |
| 03/05/18 - Amended Senate |
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