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Inventory of the California State Assembly Public Safety Committee Records

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Series Description

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Series 1 Bill Files 1959, 1969-1980, 1983-2010.

Physical Description: 3,144 file folders, 2 audiocassettes, 2 videocassettes (VHS), 2 video discs (DVD), and 3 audio discs (CD-ROM).

Alternative Form of Materials Available

Microfilm copies of bill files are available where indicated with MF before the LP number.

Arrangement

Bill files are arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content

Bills that deal with the California Penal Code, criminal justice and correctional needs are generally referred to the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Bill files from 1960 to 1968 and from the 1981-1982 were not transferred to the California State Archives. Bill files created by the Assembly Public Safety Committee and its predecessors may include bill analyses, amendments and resolutions, author's statements, testimony, press releases, editorials and newspaper clippings, correspondence, committee statements, and other information.

Notable legislation considered by the Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee included AB1226 (Braithwaite, 1970), jail inmate services; AB112, (Z'berg, 1969), marijuana possession penalties; AB179 (Miller, 1969), probation reports; AB312 (Britschgi, 1969), assault on peace officers; and AB261 (Mulford, 1969), disorderly conduct at the State Capitol. Bills considered by the Assembly Criminal Justice Committee included AB2703 (Sieroty, 1971), terms of parole; AB1685 (Crown, 1972), criminal records dissemination; AB2268 (Crown, 1972), criminal offense records; and AB1343 (Elder, 1979-1980), reserve police officers. The focus on public safety legislation occurred under the Assembly Criminal Law and Public Safety Committee, and included bills such as AB2480 (Sher, 1983-1984), Safe School Program of 1984; AB2501 (Bronzen, 1983-1984), booby trap legality; AB3453 (Moore, 1983-1984), denial of bail of sex offenders; AB10 (Moorehead, 1983-1984), juvenile crimes with adult punishment; and AB33 (Bane, 1983-1984), poisoning of water and food supplies. The Assembly Public Safety Committee considered various legislations relating to public safety and the Penal Code, including AB1467 (1985-1986, Condit), death penalty; AB1330 (Gotch, 1993-1994), illegal firearms; AB2222 (2001-2002, Koretz), .50 caliber sniper rifle possession; and AB2715 (2009-2010, Bass), three strikes law.

Bill files from 1970-1976 and 1983-1990 are found on microfilm, with subsequent years to be added on an ongoing basis. Audio/videotapes have been removed to cold storage and separation sheets are included within the file folders to indicate this.

Assembly Criminal Procedures Committee, 1959-1970

1959 AB2016 (1v) LP157:218

1969 AB4-AB2337, ACA84 (4ff) LP163:114-118

1969 SB4-SB1367 (5ff) LP163:119-122

1970 AB20-AB2511, ACR55, AJR40, HR69 (6ff) MF LP163:123-128

1970 SB48-SB1416, SJR12 (3ff) MF LP163:129-131

Assembly Criminal Justice Committee, 1971-1980

1971 AB5-AB2753, ACA8-ACA29, ACR17-ACR158 MF LP163:132-144

1971 AJR4 (14ff) MF LP319:1

1971 SB4-SB1633, SCA42 (4ff) MF LP163:145-148

1972 AB5-AB2372, ACA23-ACA85, ACR36-ACR46, AJR39 (12ff) MF LP319:2-13

1972 SB1-SB1489, SCA10, SCR40, SCR53 (5ff) MF LP319:14-18

1973-1974 AB2-AB4521, ACA11-ACA35, ACR31-ACR220, AJR14 (19ff) MF LP319:19-37

1973-1974 SB27-SB2394, SCR36-SCR39 (8ff) MF LP319:38-45

1975-1976 AB34-AB4538, ACA39-ACA95, ACR37-ACR215, AJR18-AJR77 (22ff) MF LP319:46-67

1975-1976 SB21-SB2177, SCR40, SJR24 (10ff) MF LP319:68-77

1977-1978 AB16-AB3832, ACA29-ACA77, ACR5-ACR160, AJR8-AJR99 (37ff) LP319:78-114

1977-1978 SB15-SB1808 (20ff) LP319:115-134

1979-1980 AB2-AB3483, ACA62-ACA81, ACR49-ACR112 (52ff) LP319:134A-185

1979-1980 SB9-SB2054, SCA14-SCA38, SCR38, GRP3 (34ff) LP319:186-219

Assembly Criminal Law and Public Safety Committee, 1983-1984

1983-1984 AB10-AB4037, ACA4-ACA71, ACR105 (42ff) MF LP256:1-41

1983-1984 SB24-SB2314, SCA2-SCA35, SCR27 (34ff) MF LP256:42-75

Assembly Public Safety Committee, 1985-1996

1985-1986 AB9-AB4420, ACA9-ACA74, ACR34-ACR148, AJR31-AJR99 (72ff) MF LP256:76-147

1985-1986 SB21-SB2595, SCA9, SCR23-SCR98, SJR45 (55ff) MF LP256:148-202

1987-1988 AB38-AB4675, ACA19-ACA65, ACR43-ACR155, AJR40, HR17 (112ff) MF LP260:42-153

1987-1988 SB5-SB2894, SCA9, SCR33-SCR99 (73ff) MF LP260:154-226

1989-1990 AB19-AB4366, ACA11-ACA56, ACR18-ACR75, AJR24-AJR94, AB9X-AB24X (107ff) MF LP283:93-199

1989-1990 SB2-SB2911, SCR23-SCR95, SJR63 (78ff) MF LP283:200-239 MF LP284:1-38

1991-1992 AB16-AB3829, ACA10-ACA45, ACR67-ACR132, AJR5, AB41X-AB43X (165ff) LP308:1-164

1991-1992 SB14-SB2069, SCR33-SCR74 (99ff) LP308:165-263

1993-1994 AB2-AB3822, ACA1-ACA37, ACR1-ACR47,AJR37-AJR85 (255ff) LP308:264-516

1993-1994 SB8-SB2083, SCR8, SCR38, SB12X-SB36X (77ff) LP308:517-593

1995-1996 AB1-AB3461, ACA10-ACA46, ACR12, AJR18-AJR69 (160ff) LP308:594-746

1995-1996 SB7-SB2177, SCR7-SCR55, SJR16 (63ff) LP308:747-809

1997-1998 AB4-AB2816, AJR 14 (224ff) LP319:365-588

1997-1998 SB3–SB2215 (134ff) LP319:589-722

1999-2000 AB3-AB2941, ACA9, ACR176, AJR53, HR26 (158ff) LP319:723-881

1999-2000 SB23-SB2196, SCR93, SJR40 (88ff) LP319:882-969

2001-2002 AB4-AB2905, ACR220-ACR229, AJR12-AJR57, HR8 - HR35, ABX1 30, ABX1 121, ABX2 4-ABX2 65 (171ff) LP319:970-1140

2001-2002 SB8-SB2069 (84ff) LP319:1141-1224

2003-2004 AB2-AB3095, ACA8-ACA18, ACR247, AJR34-AJR82 (160ff) LP319:1225-1384

2003-2004 SB3-SB1900, SCA8, SJR32, SBX4 2 (106ff) LP319:1385-1490

2005-2006 AB4-AB3064, ACA37, ACR73, AJR28-AJR34, HR17, ABX2 2-ABX2 18 (184ff) LP319:1491-1674

2005-2006 SB10-SB1830, SJR14, GRP1 (73ff) LP319:1675-1747

2007-2008 AB9-AB3053, ACR24, AJR42 (148ff) LP319:1748-1896

2007-2008 SB40-SB1770, SJR20 (49ff) LP319:1897-1946

2009-2010 AB4-AB2715, AJR40, ACR140, HR16 (56ff) LP319:1947-2002

2009-2010 SB5- SB1487, SCR40, SJR12, SBX3 13 (40ff) LP319:2003-2042

See Appendix A for LP numbers

Series 2 Hearing Files 1959-1994

Physical Description: 190 file folders, 197 audiocassettes, and 16 dictabelts.

Arrangement

Hearing files are arranged chronologically by date of hearing.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content Note

Hearing files for the Assembly Public Safety Committee and its predecessor committees may contain agendas, audiocassettes, dictabelts, transcripts, testimony, background reports, and working files for regular session hearings, interim hearings, and some joint hearings. Audiocassettes and dictabelts included were moved to a cold-storage vault for preservation purposes and separation sheets are in the appropriate files to alert the researcher to the existence of such items. The State Archives has no equipment to listening to the dictabelts. Many of the cassette tapes are recorded at low volume making them hard to hear and understand.

Some notable hearing topics of the Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee (1959-1970) include capital punishment, parole and probation, the Humane Abortion Act, and the Los Angeles Watts Riot. Hearings held by the Assembly Criminal Justice Committee (1971-1982) included topics such as gang violence, inmate labor, child molestation, impaired driver sentencing, and the Los Angeles County Justice System Subvention Program. During the short lifespan of the Assembly Criminal Law and Public Safety Committee (1983-1984), the committee reviewed bills pertaining to public safety, including a safe school legislation package, victim’s rights, and crime surrounding liquor stores. In 1965, the Assembly Public Safety Committee continued to hear bills pertaining to the safety of the public and the California Penal Code, including child witnesses, sex offender registration, domestic violence, assault weapons, and the three strikes initiative.

For a list of hearing dates and topics, see Appendix A in Additional Series Information.

Additional Series Information

Appendix A: Hearing Files

See Appendix B for LP Numbers.

Series 3 Subject Files 1959-2010

Physical Description: 74 file folders

Arrangement

Subject files are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Content Note

Subject files contain information on a variety of topics relevant to the committee. The subjects may include additional information on an existing bill or hearing file, material related to proposed legislation, or documents related to committee administration. Subject files contain studies, correspondence, press clippings, and reports on topics of interest to the committees. The files date from a variety of periods and were maintained by the committee over varying lengths of time and through committee name changes. Notable topics include the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP), grand jury reorganization, affirmative action and validation, victim’s rights bills, and superfund liability.

For a list of subject headings, see Appendix B in Additional Series Information.

Additional Series Information

Appendix B: Subject Files

LP319:333-338,LP319:2172-2203

Series 4 Correspondence Files 1979-1980, 1985-1990

Physical Description: 38 file folders

Arrangement

Correspondence files are arranged chronologically by date of correspondence.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence includes letters received and written by the chairs of the committee, its members, and its staff members. The correspondence documents the wide-ranging interests of the committee in matters concerning prisons, prisoners, adult and juvenile courts, crimes, and law enforcement.

Correspondence, 1979 LP319:333-335

Correspondence, 1980 LP319:336-338

Correspondence, 1985 LP319:2172

Correspondence, 1986 LP319:2173-2176

Review and Comment Correspondence, 1986-1988 LP319:2177-2179

Correspondence, 1987 LP319:2180-2190

Correspondence, 1988 LP319:2191-2196

Correspondence, 1989 LP319:2197-2200

Correspondence, 1990 LP319:2201-2203

LP157:1-5, LP319:339

Series 5 Committee Workload Reports 1968-1974

Physical Description: 6 file folders

Arrangement

Committee workload reports are arranged chronologically by date of report.

Scope and Content Note

Workload reports give number of measures assigned to and heard by the committee each date of hearing as well as the number of dead and held measures.

LP319:340

Series 6 Committee Record of Bills 1972, 1985-1991

Physical Description: 19 file folders

Arrangement

Committee records of bills are arranged chronologically by legislative session then numerically by bill number.

Scope and Content Note

Record of bills gives bill number, author, subject, hearing dates and committee actions.

LP319:341

Series 7 Committee Agenda 1972, 1983-1990

Physical Description: 9 file folders

Arrangement

Committee agendas are arranged chronologically by legislative session then numerically by bill number.

Scope and Content Note

Committee agendas list the bill number, author, action on bill and how committee members voted on the bill.

LP319:342-350

Series 8 Agendas and Roll Call Files 1977-1984

Physical Description: 26 file folders

Arrangement

Agendas and roll calls files are arranged chronologically by legislative session then numerically by bill number.

Scope and Content Note

Agendas and roll calls give bill number, author, action on bill, and how committee members voted on each bill. Only a portion of the bills heard by the committee is included in this series.

LP319:2131-2150

Series 9 Prison Files 1983-1986

Physical Description: 20 file folders

Arrangement

Prison Files are arranged alphabetically by prison facility or county.

Scope and Content Note

Prison files relate to various bills and reports pertaining the maintenance, improvement, and condition of various facilities in the California State Penitentiary system. Includes financial analysis, conference committee reports, hearing of bill files from other committees (i.e. Senate Judiciary Committee), and bill file analysis.

For list of prison facilities and prisons within counties, see Appendix C in Additional Series Information.

Additional Series Information

Appendix C: Prison Files

LP319:2151-2171

Series 10 Consultant Correspondence 1986-1991

Physical Description: 20 file folders

Arrangement

Consultant Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by consultant’s surname.

Scope and Content Note

The Consultant Correspondence files include correspondence to and from the Assembly Public Safety Committee and its various legal consultants. Matters discussed are generally focused on research inquiries by committee members in search of the legal definition and capabilities relating to various bills. Correspondence includes letters received and written by the chairs of the committee, its members, and its staff members. The correspondence documents the wide-ranging interests of the committee in matters concerning prisons, prisoners, adult and juvenile courts, crimes, and law enforcement.

Dee Dee D’Ammo, 1987-1988 (3ff) LP319:2151-2153

Susan Goodman, 1987-1988 (3ff) LP319:2154-2156

Melissa Nappan, 1987 (1ff) LP319:2157

Michael Pinkerton, 1989-1991 (6ff) LP319:2158-2163

Michael Pinkerton's 3rd reading files, 1986-1991 (3ff) LP319:2164-2166

Lisa Borough Wagner, 1987-1988, (5ff) LP319:2167-2171

LP319:2204-2242

Series 11 Summary Files 1987-1992

Physical Description: 35 file folders

Arrangement

Summary files are arranged chronologically by legislative session then numerically by bill number.

Scope and Content Note

Summary files include the summation of daily hearings held by the committee regarding Assembly and Senate bills. The summaries include minutes, voting records, and committee reports.

LP319:2243-2252

Series 12 Author’s Amendment Files 1990-1992

Physical Description: 10 file folders

Arrangement

Author’s amendment files are arranged chronologically by date of introduced amendment.

Scope and Content Note

Author’s amendments refer to various changes made by assembly members regarding various bills or amendments to the California Penal Code. Changes include bill revisions, correction of typos, and revisions on established amendments.

Series Description

Bill Files

Hearing Files

Subject Files

Correspondence Files

Committee Workload Reports

Committee Record of Bills

Committee Agenda

Agendas and Roll Call Files

Prison Files

Consultant Correspondence

Summary Files

Author’s Amendment Files