Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a total of eight sex offender bills, passed by the state legislature, that could have negatively impacted registrants and their families. Of that total, three of the bills were authored by Assembly member Lorena Gonzales-Fletcher who attempted to stop the Tiered Registry Bill last year.
“We thank Governor Brown for protecting registrants and their families,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “We also thank him for his support of the Tiered Registry bill.”
One of eight bills vetoed by the Governor included Assembly Bill 514, which ACSOL opposed both in its original and its final forms. As introduced, the bill would have required registrants to disclose to potential landlords and home sellers their status as registrants. The final version of the bill would have required the CA State Department of Social Services to notify child day care facilities when a person convicted of certain offenses moved to a new residence within 1,000 feet of a child day care facility.
In his explanation for vetoing AB 514, the Governor stated that the bill would have created a “new overlapping process that provides information that is already quickly and easily accessible on the internet.”
The remaining seven bills vetoed by the Governor and their authors include AB 900 (Gonzalez Fletcher), AB 1882 (Cervantes), AB 2070 (Reyes), AB 2079 (Gonzalez Fletcher), AB 2294 (Obernolte), AB 3120 (Gonzales Fletcher) and SB 1449 (Leyva).
In addition to the Governor’s veto of legislation, a total of 10 sex offender bills were stopped by the legislature. One of those bills, AB 887, would have created a $5 million grant program to assist victims of human trafficking. Another two bills stopped by the legislature would have required hotel workers (AB 1761) and janitors (AB 2034) to report possible human trafficking in their respective places of employment.
I knew Jerry Brown wouldn’t be down with this victim mentality nonsense. He’s what the democrats are supposed to be about.
Wow, awesome! I’m glad AB514 was vetoed. It wouldn’t have effected my family at the moment (at least I don’t think so according to Google search for near by daycares) but who knows about the future? Regardless of his reasoning, I’m glad he killed it.
Lorena Gonzales-Fletcher needs to be investigated for some personal punitive vendetta she has for ALL people on the registry. She is just trying to make life difficult for them. There is no reasoning, she is just doing a blanket attack on the group, much like the idiot in Florida that takes personal delight in making them homeless.
That’s all well and good, but I’d be more impressed if he actually pardoned anyone who was convicted of a sex offense.
This is great, but damn this would have put the legislature on notice if Brown was not on his way out. Still makes a great point as Brown is acting like a normal human being which is rare for a politician now days. I used to like him back when he was real and was for the people, maybe he is getting back to that. Anyways good for him and good for us as the tides are changing. Hopefully Cox or Newsom will follow suite.(whomever gets in there, Newson most likely but in this political environment you never know. My wife is a hard core dem, but she even voted Cox because of Newson stance on gun control laws)
I just sent a Thank You note via the Governor’s website. I’m proud to see at least one person in the public service space that thinks more rationally than emotionally.
Intriguing. This was clearly a very hateful bill! Very! We almost visited Nazi German! Yet, we have so many Latino politicians focusing upon ways to help immigrants etc with compassion? Help the minorities, but don’t help those who already paid their debt to society? I’m not a Democrat, but the Governor has been for the most part out there trying to assist those with histories! This is a prime example!!
Wow, Janice! Thanks for any influence that you and your staff bring into every situation possible to strike down negative energies. I am glad for once our governor did the right thing and vetoed these nonsensical Bills.
WOW GREAT NEWS . ITS 30 YEARS FOR ME AND I DONT FEEL FREE IN THE USA . I OWN A BUSINESS AND NOT BEEN IN ANY TROUBLE IN 30 YRDS . ALSO MANY LIED IN MY CASE AND MY LAWYER HAD ME SIGN PAPER WORK THAT I DID NOT UNDERSTAND AND SAY I WAS SIGNING SOMETHING ELSE. I WOULD LIKE HIRE JANICE