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ACLU California Action has wrapped up another year fighting for the ACLU's core values in the legislature. We sponsored and supported legislation that protects civil liberties, advances equity, and dismantles systems of oppression. With your support, some of our key bills were signed by the Governor.

AB 1388 (SPONSORED): Banning Police Misconduct Nondisclosure Agreements
AB 1388, co-sponsored by the Center for Policing Equity, bans police misconduct non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and voids secrecy clauses in existing NDAs while restoring public access to serious misconduct records.

AB 847 (SUPPORT): Stop Sheriff Departments from Hiding Misconduct from Oversight Bodies
AB 847, sponsored by the LA County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission, clarifies state law to ensure oversight commissions and inspector general offices are able to access the misconduct files they need to hold officers accountable to those they are sworn to serve.

SB 634 (SUPPORT): Banning Prohibitions on Aid for Unhoused Community Members
SB 634 would prohibit a local jurisdiction from adopting a local ordinance or enforcing an existing ordinance that prohibits a person or organization from providing support services or assisting a person who is houseless with any act related to basic survival. Sponsored by Disability Rights California, the Inner City Law Center, National Alliance to End Homelessness, and the Western Center on Law and Poverty, this bill prevents the unnecessary criminalization of humanitarian actions.

Some of our efforts will continue next year in the second year of the Legislative session, including AB 690 which would end flat-fee public defense contracts which lead to worse outcomes at every stage of criminal defense.

The ACLU also has to fight back against laws that create dangerous loopholes or violate the constitutional rights of Californians. This year, this included AB 715 whose broad language threatens free speech in California's public schools. While the bill's intent is to protect students from harassment and violence, it goes too far to police what can be said in our classrooms, subjecting teachers and students to censorship and undermines needed conversations around history, identity and human rights.

We also continued opposing legislation that would enable weaponized robots to be used against members of the community, while the bill was stalled this year we remain committed to working to oppose the use of this technology in our communities.

Thank you for all you do to help the ACLU's voice be heard in the Capitol, we are stronger together.

David Trujillo
Pronouns: he, his
Executive Director, ACLU California Action


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