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CA AB750
Bill
Status
6/29/2023
Primary Sponsor
Freddie Rodriguez
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AI Summary
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Amends Penal Code Section 409.5 to clarify restrictions on news media representatives entering closed areas during public calamities.
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Prohibits duly authorized news media representatives from facilitating entry or transport of non-media persons into closed disaster areas, except for safety reasons.
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Maintains existing authority for law enforcement and designated peace officers to close areas affected by floods, storms, fires, earthquakes, explosions, accidents, and other disasters.
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Preserves existing exemptions allowing authorized news media representatives and livestock pass holders to enter closed areas under specified conditions.
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Makes it a misdemeanor for unauthorized persons to willfully enter and remain in law enforcement-closed areas after receiving notice to evacuate.
Legislative Description
Menace to public health: closure by law enforcement.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 17, Statutes of 2023.
6/29/2023