Criminal procedure: discrimination.
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
Yes 33 · No 22 · Democrats 33–2 · Republicans 0–20