Day: July 1, 2015

The Senate Public Safety Committee conducted a hearing on June 30 during which it considered Senate Bill 54 (SB 54).  The bill, if passed, would (1) overturn a recent CA Supreme Court decision that declared blanket residency restrictions for registered citizens on parole to be unconstitutional and (2) prevent most registered citizens from obtaining judicial relief from those restrictions. The bill would not, as described by Senator Runner’s staff, break a stalemate created by the CA Supreme Court, and prevent 5 to 10 years of litigation.  Instead, the bill would…

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