(December 22, 2019, 9:40 a.m.) -- Two Sacramento bills, AB 748 (along with SB 1421) enacted in 2018 made it possible for LBREPORT.com to publish, and allowed you to see, the stunning video of what took place in the midnight hour on Oct.23, 2019. That's when a shooter opened fire inside a NLB Artesia Blvd. bar (killing a man) and citizens flagged down an LBPD patrol officer who spotted the shooter through an open door and fired a shot that ended the terrifying and deadly incident. (LBREPORT.com coverage with video at this link.
Not all officer involved shootings end this way and AB 748 was controversial. It bz\arely passed the state Assembly (with the minimum number of "yes" votes required.) Co-sponsored by the CA News Publishers Ass'n and the ACLU of CA, AB 748 sought to prevent police agencies from routinely blocking Public Records Act access to such videos and related investigatory materials. Among multiple amendments, the bill included balancing provisions that let police agencies delay or withhold release of these materials in certain specified circumstances.. AB 748's full text is here<. A legislative analysis of the bill as it neared final passage is at the Aug. 29 "Assembly Privacy And Consumer Protection" Committee link on this page. As AB 748 neared final Assembly passage, its supporters and opponents as listed in the final Assembly committee's legislative analysis were: |
Support American Civil Liberties Union of California (co-sponsor) California News Publishers Association (co-sponsor) California Attorneys for Criminal Justice California Broadcasters Association California Civil Liberties Advocacy California Public Defenders Association Climate Action Campaign First Amendment Coalition McElfresh Law, Inc. Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. Oakland Privacy San Diego LGBT Community Center San Francisco No Injunctions Coalition Think Dignity Opposition Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs Association of Deputy District Attorneys California Association of Code Enforcement Officers California Association of Highway Patrolmen California College and University Police Chiefs Association California Correctional Supervisors Organization California District Attorneys Association California Narcotic Officers Association California Peace Officers’ Association California State Association of Counties California State Sheriffs’ Association League of California Cities Los Angeles County Probation Officers Union AFSCME Local 685 Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office Los Angeles Police Protective League Los Angeles Professional Peace Officers Association Peace Officers Research Association of California
On final passage (after multiple amendments) AB 748 narrowly cleared the 80-member Assembly with no votes to spare: 41 yes, 32 no and 7 "no votes recorded." Locally, Assemblmembers Rendon (Speaker), Gipson voted "yes" while Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnel voted "no." Final Assembly vote (concurrence in state Senate amendments):
In the 40-member state Senate, AB 748 passed with 24 members voting "yes," 13 voting "no" and 3 "no vote recorded." The full state Senate vote tally is here: State Senate
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