Due to the efforts of registrants, family members and supporters Assembly Bill 201 was stopped today during a Public Safety Committee hearing. During a vote of its members, only 2 of 7 members voted in support of the bill while the remaining 5 members either voted “no” or abstained from voting.
“We succeeded today because of letters sent and phone calls made to members of the Public Safety Committee,” stated CA RSOL president Janice Bellucci. “We sincerely thank you all for showing, standing up and speaking up on this important issue.”
As a result of the defeat of AB 201 today, the bill can not be considered during the remainder of 2016.
“Committee Chairman Bill Quirk led today’s efforts to defeat the bill,” stated Bellucci. “He reminded committee members that the state’s expert, the CA Sex Offender Management Board, concluded that the bill would be more harmful than helpful. He added that the presence restrictions in the bill amounted to de facto residency restrictions because a registrant could not live where he/she could not be present.”
During the Committee hearing, a total of 16 people spoke in opposition to AB 201 and only three people spoke in its favor. Those speaking in opposition to the bill included representatives from the CA Sex Offender Management Board, the ACLU, and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Those speaking in favor of the bill were representatives from the Orange County District Attorney’s office, the Orange County Board of Supervisors and the City of Carson.
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Janice, there isn’t enough to be said for you and other supporters who keep these bills from becoming law. I only hope one day there will be a class action to put to rest many of these issues once and for all.
Janice and crew did it!!! ???
AB201 was killed in committee!!! ???
Will OC and Carson ever give up on their quest to nullify the birthrights, constitution and bill of rights for a select created group of people? One would easily imagine they harbor some resentments as a result of the total bee-ach slappin they have set themselves for, and boy howdy, did they get it ! 🙂 Tony baloney and the one from Carson that likes to go around declaring “war” on American citizens have gotta go; away, far away.
I think as long as there are self serving people that don’t care about the principals that came into being when this nation was founded, we will have to continue to go through this year in and year out. I find it amazing that they fail to recognize how they are destroying our nation one piece at a time. Things are already a monumental mess and we don’t need their kind in any public office. Already the children of people from other lands have more rights than our children; our children are not allowed to pray in school unless it is to the god of the foreigners, and not the true God of our forefathers.
Thank you to everyone that did their part, no matter how large or small. You all rock !
This is incredible news. We are very lucky to have some assemblymembers that actually have some commen sense and even luckier to have someone like Janice et el to defend the constitution.
THANK YOU ALL that helped stop this bill…..
Thank you to everyone who helped get this bill defeated, especially Janice!
Thank you Janice. Thank you members. Thank you families and friends. Again, this is proof of our resiliency, our dedication, our courage and our determination. We shall never quit. Job well done!!!
As long as we remain together, and in the face of adversity, and with the knowledge that our road shall continue to be long and difficult, we shall persevere. There are more battles to be fought, and together we shall find victory. “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice”. MLK, Jr.
my dear janice and staff,thank you so much.If no one had spoken up, this bill would have passed in a heart-beat.I am forever grateful to have you in our corner.john.
Awesome. Amazing. Incredible. I was afraid to check this site in fear of the worst. This is great news and a great way to start the year.
Thank you to Janice, CA RSOL staff, everyone who wrote letters, and the legislators who stopped this bill. I can’t thank you all enough.
Janice you are my hero. You are a true civil rights leader. The Registrant community is blessed to have you fighting on our behalf.
I forgot to mention, I plan on going to Veteran’s or Carson park to do some celebratory cartwheels. You are all invited to join me.
Because we “know” these bill are always sponsored by certain persons; can we somehow take legal action (civil lawsuit) to get reimbursement for their continued “legislative harassment” of us?
I just completed over a 4,000+ mile drive (in total), several trips and a move and now in the processing of taking on a new position in a startup company. I poke at this website daily for updates and was really bummed that i didn’t have much of a chance to help stop the bill.
For all of those who invested time and money into this, from the bottom of my heart i say THANK YOU.
Thank God common sense prevails. This was an absolutely horrendous bill to begin with and anybody that could even ask for such measures against people that are living crime free in society should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. Also the two that voted yes on the bill should be absolutely ashamed of themselves and honestly I even think examined. These are horrible people and thank God the truth is out. To all of you who read this you look at who supported this bill and who voted yes on it and you will see the real people who should have their rights taken away. These people are evil peopleand have really attempted to hurt myself and my KIDS with this bill..absolutely evil and shameful these people are!
I was appalled at the ignorance of Melissa Melendez (who voted yes) actually said something to the affect that should a registered person go from San Juan Capistrano to another city and went and got gas in that city that had a McDonald’s with a playground that even though the registered person didn’t know the law it that city they wouldn’t be affected because cops aren’t going to be hanging out there looking for people breaking the law. So..it would have been okay to break the law had this bill passed Melissa? This is exactly why this law wasn’t passed because of idiots like you who want to create a law and then basically say no one will enforce it. What a waste of time today.
Awesome, awesome, awesome!
Great job Janice and everyone involved!!!
I am pleased to hear the good news and everyone, that participated and the leadership need to take a bow. The one positive thing that I am observing, that the active participants of CA RSOL are showing professionalism, knowledge and respect on all RC/family issues. This kind of sharp communication is a key in persuading the governance to move our way. Now, we need to get ready for the next attack, therefore keep the weapons ready. Thank you to Janice and the legal teams and to all.
Melendez (R) and the other Republican on the committee, Lackey, were two of the co-sponsors of this bill along with Brough. Haven’t seen the voting yet, but I have a suspicion Lackey was the other Yes man. Still, I’m somewhat taken back by that comment, if it is accurate, that it would be “okay to break the law” because no LE will be hanging out at a McDonald’s to enforce it. Why exactly is it okay? Because it is a STUPID law, too stupid to actually enforce? Here’s an idea. Let Melissa get on the registry, let them pass some insane little law, and SHE can be guinea pig to roll the dice and see if she gets arrested.
Of course “City of Carson” was in favor of the bill. They are facing a lawsuit.
Thank you, Janice and EVERYONE!!!!
And thank God!
Hey, City of Carson, get your checkbook out 🙂 Justice wins; you lose!
Do you think it possible for us to actually get the ENTIRE Megan law website removed?
Yeah! This is great news. Thank you to all who went today to fight against AB 201. Thank you also to all who sent letters, emails and made phone calls. We must continue to stay united, strong and to speak out against these injustices.
Thank you to all who stood up, showed up and had a hand in killing this bill. HUGE thank you to Janice for always standing up for the rights of registered citizens. HUGE thank you.
Thank you Janice, for defending our constitutional rights.
Thanks Janice and all those involved in heling defeat this. What a relief this is.
I am very happy for you men and women in California, now maybe some of the other states will see what happens when you stand up.
This was an awesome victory! And imagine what more we can achieve with a successful Registrant Outreach project. How many more letters, phone calls, emails ….how much more influence will we be able to achieve?
Maybe with enough troops, we will be able to defeat the registry and AWA!
Let’s make some big 2016 goals!!