Nixing Prison Time for Certain Crimes Among Proposed Changes to Calif Penal Code — The Sacramento Observer sacobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sacobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Feb. 9 A California Democrat this week introduced legislation to penalize anyone found guilty of “stealthing,” or the sexual act of removing or damaging a condom without a partner’s consent.
California’s civil code already includes sexual battery, or the “intent to caus
Colorado
SB 20-100 would repeal the death penalty for offenses charged on or after July 1, 2020
Introduced January 14, 2020 and assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. After a public hearing, the bill
PASSED committee on January 27 by a 3-2 vote. After a floor debate, it
PASSED the full Senate on January 30, by a 19-13 vote, with 3 Republicans joining 16 Democrats in supporting the bill and 2 Democrats joining 11 Republicans in opposing.
The bill was introduced in the House and referred to the Judiciary Committee on February 4. After a public hearing, it
PASSED the Judiciary Committee on February 18 by a vote of 6-3. It
PASSED second reading on a voice vote of the full House on February 25. The bill
Sen. Steven Bradford Commits to Building Upon Weber’s Legacy as Next Black Caucus Chair
By Tanu Henry California Black Media
Published January 7, 2021
Steven Bradford (Courtesy Photo)
Last week, the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) elected Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) chair of the group comprised of African Americans serving in State Legislature.
Bradford, 60, who is the longest serving member in the caucus and the only African American member in the California Senate, is succeeding the CLBC’s outgoing chair Dr. Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego). Two weeks ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Weber for the soon-to-be open California Secretary of State position, which will be vacated by Alex Padilla. The governor appointed Padilla to replace Sen. Kamala Harris as California’s junior Senator in the United States Congress.