Accomplishments
The Civil Prosecutors Coalition partners with legislators and other community stakeholders to advocate for smart policy reform, ensuring that effective, enforceable bills become law.
Civil Prosecutors Coalition 2024 Legislative Accomplishments
Our members unanimously supported the following bills approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor:
SB 899 (Skinner-Blakespear) – Preventing gun violence
- Expands SB 320
- Makes all firearm-prohibiting orders follow enhanced compliance reporting to ensure relinquishment occurs
AB 2917 (Zbur) – Improving our ability to protect communities
- Codifies access to the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) for City Attorneys and County Counsels pursuing Gun violence Restraining Orders (GVROs)
- Expands risk factors the court considers in GVRO cases
AB 2621 (Gabriel) – Preventing violent hate crimes
- Requires law enforcement trainings on hate crimes to include education on the role GVROs can play in hate crime prevention
Other bills supported by member jurisdictions approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor:
SB 1243 (Dodd) – Reforming the Levine Act
- Supported by San Diego, San Francisco, and Oakland City Attorneys, as well as the Santa Clara County Counsel
- Clarifies ethics laws for more effective compliance and enforcement
AB 2738 (Rivas) – Strengthening Labor Code enforcement
- Supported by San Diego, San Francisco, and Oakland City Attorneys
- Guarantees attorneys’ fees for public prosecutors in successful Labor Code enforcement cases to sustain ongoing worker protection efforts
Previous CPC Accomplishments
2023
- An $18 million budget appropriation for the Workers’ Rights Enforcement Grant Program in the Department of Industrial Relations
2022
- AB 2766 (Maienschein) amended Business & Professions Code section 16759 to grant pre-filing investigative subpoena authority to select local agencies where there is reason to suspect a violation of the Unfair Competition Law