AB 848 (Soria, D-Merced)
Under Review
Introduced on Feb. 19.
AB 848 would increase the penalty for specified sexual assault crimes if the crimes occur in a hospital. A violation would be punishable as a misdemeanor or as a felony.
SB 29 (Laird, D-Santa Cruz)
Oppose
Introduced on Dec. 2. To be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
SB 29 would make permanent the ability for a decedent’s estate to recover for non-economic damages (pain and suffering).