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Bill to raise reckless‑burning conduct to straight felony put on call after mixed testimony
Summary
AB 336 would make serious reckless-burning incidents (e.g., fires caused by reckless acts that produce great bodily injury or large-scale destruction) a straight felony rather than a wobbler; the committee heard survivor and law‑enforcement support and defender opposition and left the measure on call for further consideration.
Assemblymember Wallace presented AB 336, the Felony Reckless Burning Act, to tighten penalties for reckless-burning conduct that results in major harm—moving certain high-harm reckless-burning cases to straight felonies rather than wobblers. Wallace cited recent catastrophic fires and argued felony-level penalties better align accountability with harm when reckless conduct results in fatalities, mass property loss, or large impacted…
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