1.    AB 37 (Campos) and AB 56 (Quirk).

• AB 37 (Campos) - Unmanned aircraft systems.

This bill includes guidelines for use of unmanned aircraft (drones) by law enforcement with and without search warrants.  “State-mandated local program: no.”

• AB 56 (Quirk) - Unmanned aircraft systems.

This bill includes guidelines for use of unmanned aircraft (drones) by law enforcement with and without search warrants.  “State-mandated local program: yes.” No reimbursement required.

2.  AB 46 (Lackey and Melendez) - Controlled substances.

This bill seeks to amend current laws (11350 HS and 11377 HS) resulting from Prop 47 to change possession of gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) from a misdemeanor to a wobbler without regard to previous convictions. 

3.   AB 65 (Alejo); AB 66 (Weber) and AB 69 (Rodriguez).

• AB 65 (Alejo) - Local law enforcement: body-worn cameras: matching grant program.

This bill seeks to appropriate an unspecified sum from the General Fund to develop a grant to match federal funds for the purchase of body-worn cameras for peace officers. This would allow the state to apply for those matching funds on behalf of a local law enforcement agency or to reimburse a local law enforcement agency for its expended funds toward body-worn cameras.

• AB 66 (Weber) - Peace officers: cameras.

This bill would require the creation of a task force to study the effectiveness of body-worn cameras and to create a manual on policy and best practices.

• AB 69 (Rodriguez) - Peace officers: body-worn cameras.

This bill would require all California peace officers to wear body cameras.

4.   AB 71 (Rodriguez) - Criminal justice: reporting.

This bill requires chiefs and sheriffs to report all instances of officer involved shootings resulting in injury or death to the Department of Justice. Currently, only justifiable homicides are required to be reported.

5.   AB 86 (McCarty) - Peace officers: independent review panel.

This bill would establish an independent review panel within the Department of Justice to investigate and review any use of force by officers which results in death.

6.   SB 34 (Hill) - Automated license plate recognition systems: use of data.

This bill requires automated license plate recognition (ALPR) systems operators to protect and secure information they obtain from the system, to maintain a record of access to information in the system, and to implement a privacy policy.  Persons harmed by the willful violation of these policies make bring civil action against the person causing the violation.