CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 57Introduced by Assembly Member GabrielDecember 07, 2020 An act relating to hate crimes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 57, as introduced, Gabriel. Hate crimes.Existing law defines hate crime as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including, among other things, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. Existing law provides punishments for hate crimes that range from misdemeanors with specified penalties to felonies, depending on the underlying criminal act and other circumstances.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to respond to the increase in hate crimes by, among other things, strengthening requirements for law enforcement training and education regarding hate crimes and enhancing statutory prohibitions against online hate and harassment.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to respond to the increase in hate crimes by, among other means, doing all of the following:(a) Strengthening requirements for law enforcement training and education regarding hate crimes.(b) Improving the collection and reporting of data related to hate crimes.(c) Enhancing statutory prohibitions against online hate and harassment, including against members of vulnerable communities.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 57Introduced by Assembly Member GabrielDecember 07, 2020 An act relating to hate crimes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 57, as introduced, Gabriel. Hate crimes.Existing law defines hate crime as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including, among other things, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. Existing law provides punishments for hate crimes that range from misdemeanors with specified penalties to felonies, depending on the underlying criminal act and other circumstances.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to respond to the increase in hate crimes by, among other things, strengthening requirements for law enforcement training and education regarding hate crimes and enhancing statutory prohibitions against online hate and harassment.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 57
Introduced by Assembly Member GabrielDecember 07, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Gabriel
December 07, 2020
An act relating to hate crimes.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 57, as introduced, Gabriel. Hate crimes.
Existing law defines hate crime as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including, among other things, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. Existing law provides punishments for hate crimes that range from misdemeanors with specified penalties to felonies, depending on the underlying criminal act and other circumstances.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to respond to the increase in hate crimes by, among other things, strengthening requirements for law enforcement training and education regarding hate crimes and enhancing statutory prohibitions against online hate and harassment.
Existing law defines hate crime as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including, among other things, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. Existing law provides punishments for hate crimes that range from misdemeanors with specified penalties to felonies, depending on the underlying criminal act and other circumstances.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to respond to the increase in hate crimes by, among other things, strengthening requirements for law enforcement training and education regarding hate crimes and enhancing statutory prohibitions against online hate and harassment.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to respond to the increase in hate crimes by, among other means, doing all of the following:(a) Strengthening requirements for law enforcement training and education regarding hate crimes.(b) Improving the collection and reporting of data related to hate crimes.(c) Enhancing statutory prohibitions against online hate and harassment, including against members of vulnerable communities.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to respond to the increase in hate crimes by, among other means, doing all of the following:(a) Strengthening requirements for law enforcement training and education regarding hate crimes.(b) Improving the collection and reporting of data related to hate crimes.(c) Enhancing statutory prohibitions against online hate and harassment, including against members of vulnerable communities.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to respond to the increase in hate crimes by, among other means, doing all of the following:(a) Strengthening requirements for law enforcement training and education regarding hate crimes.(b) Improving the collection and reporting of data related to hate crimes.(c) Enhancing statutory prohibitions against online hate and harassment, including against members of vulnerable communities.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to respond to the increase in hate crimes by, among other means, doing all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) Strengthening requirements for law enforcement training and education regarding hate crimes.
(b) Improving the collection and reporting of data related to hate crimes.
(c) Enhancing statutory prohibitions against online hate and harassment, including against members of vulnerable communities.