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Legislative Bill Action ............................................................... The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are cunently being acted upon by the League of Califomia Cities. For more information about these and other bills, please visit the League website's to access information about legislation, policy issues and related develop- , ments. You can track information on bills (www.cacities.org/billsearch), locate legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center (www.cacities.org/advocacycenter), research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. PUBLIC SAFETY The act of driving a motor vehicle in an attempt to evade a peace officer is dangerous and unnec- AB 305 (Mountjoy). Vehicles. Police essarily places the lives of peace officers and other Vehicle Pursuits. Punishment. AB 305 would citizens at risk for injury or even death. Providing make the act of willfully driving a motor vehiGe in for prison sentence enhancements sends a strong, an attempt to flee a peace officer's pursuing clear message to deter offenders from attempting vehicle, a misdemeanor or a felony. By creating to flee law enforcement officers and endanger lives. an opportunity for prosecutors to seek a felony 5 �� Liisa Lawson Stark; Status: SenPubSfty, conviction and providing for prison sentence Hrg.3-29; Position: Support. enhancements and increased minimum fines, AB 305 sends a strong, clear message to deter offenders from attempting to flee law enforce- ENVIRONMENTAL ment officers. Staff: Liisa Lawson Stark; Sta- tus: AsPubSfty, Hrg. 3-29; Position: Support. SB 1059 (Escutia). Transmission Corridors. SB 317 (Margett) Peace Officer. Vehicle Land Use Preemption. Watch out! If enacted, SB Pursuit. SB 317 increases the penalties for the � 059 would authorize the Califomia Energy Com- crime of evading a peace officer. Specificaly, mission to designate a future, potential high voltage SB 317 provides that: electric transmission corridor through your city, and to add insult to injury, require your cit�r to amend its • Willfully evading a peace officer is punish- 9eneral plan and land use and zoning ordinances to able by up to a year in county jail; be consistent with the Energy Commission's plan. • Evading a peace officer where the vehicle Although the bill addresses a reasonable and is driven in a willful or wanton disregard for the important problem —the potential need for additional safety of others is punishable by imprisonment in �ure transmission corridor capacity in California — the state prison for two, three or four years or the sweeping preemption provisions of SB 1059 are imprisonment in a county jail for not less than six �ery troubling, to say the least. months or more than one year; • Willfully evading a peace officer and The bill would provide that: °Each city and causin serious bodi county in which the designated corridor is located g y injury to another is pun- shall take all actions necessary to integrate the ishable by imprisonment in the state prison for three, five or seven years or in county jail for not designated corridor in their respective land use more than one year; and, plans and ordinances, so that local and regional • Willfully evading a peace officer resulting in �and use plans will also designate transmission death to another is punishable by imprisonment corridors that the commission has designated as in the state prison for four, six or 10 years. being consistent with the strategic plan for the PAGE 4/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org