California Assembly Bill 2138
Session 20232024
Peace officers: tribal police pilot project.
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Vetoed by Governor on Sep 28, 2024
Origin Chamber
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Type
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Bill Number
2138
State
California
Session
20232024
James C. Ramos
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Author
Motion Text
AB 2138 Ramos Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Assembly Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Existing law defines those persons who are peace officers in the state, grants certain authority to those individuals and their employing entities, and places certain requirements on those individuals and their employing entities. Existing law also grants specified limited arrest authority to certain other persons, including federal criminal investigators and park rangers and peace officers from adjoining jurisdictions.
Existing federal law authorizes tribal governments to employ tribal police for the enforcement of tribal law on tribal lands. Existing federal law requires the State of California to exercise criminal jurisdiction on Indian lands. Existing state law deems a tribal police officer who has been deputized or appointed by a county sheriff as a reserve or auxiliary deputy to be a peace officer in the State of California.
This bill would, from July 1, 2025, until July 1, 2028, establish a pilot program under the Department of Justice and the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training granting peace officer authority to certain tribal police officers on Indian lands and elsewhere in the state under specified circumstances. The bill would authorize the department to select 3 tribal entities to participate, would set certain minimum qualifications and certification and training requirements for a tribal officer to act pursuant to this authority, and would place certain requirements on the employing tribe, including a limited waiver of sovereign immunity, and the adoption of a tribal law or resolution authorizing that exercise of authority and providing for public access to certain records. The bill would require the Department of Justice to provide ongoing monitoring and evaluation and to prepare and submit reports to the Legislature, as specified.
Existing law authorizes a county to establish an interagency domestic violence death review team to assist local agencies in identifying and reviewing domestic violence deaths, including homicides and suicides, and facilitating communication among various agencies involved in domestic violence cases. Under existing law, an oral or written communication or a document provided by a third party to a domestic violence review team is confidential and not subject to disclosure or discovery.
This bill would authorize a tribe participating in this pilot program to establish a domestic violence death review team subject to the applicable provisions of this law.
This bill would create the Tribal Police Pilot Fund in the State Treasury to, upon appropriation by the Legislature, assist program participants with the cost of information technology necessary for complying with reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies.
This bill would provide for implementation of all of these provisions only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for these purposes.
02/06/24 - Introduced
February 6, 2024
04/10/24 - Amended Assembly
April 10, 2024
04/18/24 - Amended Assembly
April 18, 2024
06/13/24 - Amended Senate
June 13, 2024
06/26/24 - Amended Senate
June 26, 2024
09/03/24 - Enrolled
September 3, 2024
04/15/24- Assembly Public Safety
April 15, 2024
04/30/24- Assembly Appropriations
April 30, 2024
05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
May 20, 2024
06/21/24- Senate Public Safety
June 21, 2024
08/02/24- Senate Appropriations
August 2, 2024
08/18/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 18, 2024
08/28/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 28, 2024
10/10/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
October 10, 2024
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09/28/2024
Assembly
Vetoed by Governor.
09/11/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/29/2024
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
08/29/2024
Assembly
Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
08/28/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
08/28/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
08/23/2024
Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
08/19/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/15/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 15).
08/05/2024
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.
06/26/2024
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/25/2024
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 25).
06/13/2024
Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB S.
06/05/2024
Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
05/29/2024
Senate
Referred to Com. on PUB S.
05/22/2024
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/21/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5423.)
05/20/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/16/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 16).
05/01/2024
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
04/22/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/18/2024
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/17/2024
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 16).
04/11/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
04/10/2024
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
04/02/2024
Assembly
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
03/13/2024
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
02/29/2024
Assembly
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
02/20/2024
Assembly
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
02/07/2024
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
02/06/2024
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
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Record Created
Feb 7, 2024 12:16:26 PM
Record Updated
Oct 11, 2024 12:30:02 PM