California Assembly Bill 3024
Session 20232024
Civil rights.
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Passed Senate on Aug 31, 2024
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Bill Number
3024
State
California
Session
20232024
Christopher M. Ward
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Rubio
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Motion Text
AB 3024 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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Summary
Existing law, the Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1976, affords all persons within the jurisdiction of this state the right to be free from any violence, or intimidation by threat of violence, committed against their persons or property because of political affiliation, any specified personal characteristic, or position in a labor dispute, or because another person perceives them to have one or more of those characteristics. Existing law specifies that whoever denies this right, or aids, incites, or conspires in that denial, is liable for each and every offense for the actual damages suffered by any person denied that right and, in addition, exemplary damages, a civil penalty of $25,000, and attorney's fees. Existing law authorizes a person claiming to be aggrieved by an alleged unlawful practice in violation of this right to also file a verified complaint with the Civil Rights Department. Existing law defines the phrase "intimidation by threat of violence" for purposes of this provision.
This bill would expand the definition of "intimidation by threat of violence" for purposes of these provisions to also include terrorizing the owner or occupant of private property with the distribution of materials on the private property, without authorization, with the purpose of terrorizing, as defined, the owner or occupant of that private property. The bill would prohibit speech alone from supporting an action brought pursuant to the Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1976 unless there is a showing that the speech itself threatens violence against a specific person or group of persons, the person or group of persons against whom the threat is directed reasonably fears that, because of the speech, violence will be committed against them or their property, and the person threatening violence is acting in reckless disregard for the threatening nature of their speech and has the apparent ability to carry out the threat. The bill would prohibit that restriction on speech alone supporting an action from being construed to negate or otherwise abrogate the requirements set forth in other specified provisions of the Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1976 to bring an action pursuant to that act.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
02/16/24 - Introduced
February 16, 2024
03/18/24 - Amended Assembly
March 18, 2024
04/03/24 - Amended Assembly
April 3, 2024
04/22/24 - Amended Assembly
April 22, 2024
06/10/24 - Amended Senate
June 10, 2024
06/20/24 - Amended Senate
June 20, 2024
08/19/24 - Amended Senate
August 19, 2024
08/28/24 - Amended Senate
August 28, 2024
09/05/24 - Enrolled
September 5, 2024
03/29/24- Assembly Judiciary
March 29, 2024
04/04/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
April 4, 2024
04/24/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
April 24, 2024
06/14/24- Senate Judiciary
June 14, 2024
06/21/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
June 21, 2024
08/20/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 20, 2024
08/29/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 29, 2024
08/31/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 31, 2024
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09/13/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/31/2024
Assembly
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 2.).
08/31/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/31/2024
Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 0.).
08/29/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/28/2024
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/28/2024
Senate
Joint Rule 61 suspended. (Ayes 30. Noes 8.)
08/20/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/19/2024
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
06/20/2024
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
06/19/2024
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 18).
06/10/2024
Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
05/08/2024
Senate
Referred to Com. on JUD.
04/29/2024
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
04/29/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 3. Page 5029.).
04/22/2024
Assembly
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4917.)
04/04/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
04/03/2024
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
04/02/2024
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 2).
03/19/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
03/18/2024
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
03/18/2024
Assembly
Referred to Com. on JUD.
02/17/2024
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
02/16/2024
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
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Record Created
Feb 17, 2024 12:20:04 PM
Record Updated
Sep 14, 2024 12:31:37 PM