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California AssemblyAB 1958

Criminal procedure: discrimination.

Failed 33–22Party-line

What it does: Existing law prohibits the state from seeking or obtaining a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin, as specified. Existing law allows a defendant to establish a violation of these provisions under specified circumstances, including when a longer or more severe sentence was imposed on the defendant than was imposed on other similarly situated individuals convicted of the same offense and other specified conditions are met. (official summary)

Question before the chamber: AB 1958 Kalra Assembly Third Reading

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The tally

Yes 33 · No 22 · Not voting 25

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats33225
Republicans0200

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 2 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (80)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.