Government,
Criminal
Jun. 30, 2020
State bills aim to increase access to police records, defer 911 calls
SB 776 would expand this access to “all records” relating to police use of force, dishonesty, sexual misconduct, race and gender bias and anti-Semitism unless they relate to complaints found to be frivolous.
The author of a heavily-contested police transparency law introduced two new measures Monday, to expand that law and also require 911 calls about mental illness, drug overdoses and other incidents be directed to social service agencies instead of law enforcement.
Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, used an amendment process to get SB 773 and SB 776 into play relatively late in the legislative year.
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