The co-authors of Senate Bill 1128 are Senator Anthony Portantino of the San Fernando Valley and Assemblymember Blanca Rubio of West Covina. Both legislators are Democrats. SB 1128 was introduced on February 13 and the Senate passed the bill on May 23. Senator Scott Wiener, author of the Tiered Registry Bill, voted against SB 1128 both during a Senate Public Safety committee hearing and on the floor of the Senate.
SB 1128 has been referred to the Assembly Public Safety Committee which will next consider the bill. That Committee, however, has not yet set a hearing date.
“We must oppose Senate Bill 1128 in order to prevent the addition of more than 30,000 people to the registry,” stated Bellucci. “ACSOL leaders will soon prepare a strategy to stop this bill and that information will be shared on this website as well as sent by email and text.”
Members of the California Sex Offender Management Board discussed SB 1128 during its meeting today. The Board plans to issue a point paper regarding possible impacts of the bill upon individuals convicted of PC 261.5 as well as state and local governments.