California 2009 2009-2010 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB1347 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/19/2010

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1347INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Leno FEBRUARY 19, 2010 An act relating to electroconductive weapons. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1347, as introduced, Leno. Electroconductive weapons. Existing law regulates the use and possession of less lethal weapons and stun guns, which are defined to include weapons able or intended to stun or immobilize a person, like the electrical weapons commonly known as tasers. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to later amend the bill to codify the holding of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Bryan v. McPherson, No. 08-55622, relating to the use of tasers by law enforcement. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to later amend this bill to codify the holding of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Bryan v. McPherson, No. 08-55622, relating to the use of tasers by law enforcement.