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Hate crimes: reporting.

It became law on Sep 30, 2022.

CA AB 485 · Assembly Bill · 2021–2022

Stage
Became law
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Sponsor
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Latest action
Sep 30, 2022

What it does

Existing law defines a "hate crime" as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including, among other things, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. Existing law requires the Attorney General to direct local law enforcement agencies to report information relating to hate crimes to the Department of Justice, as specified, and requires the department to post that information on a specified internet website on or before July 1 of each year.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Sep 30, 2022

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Where it goes next

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