Assemblymember Lackey's office briefs Lancaster commission on public-safety bills

Angela Allen, representing Assemblymember Tom Lackey's office, updated the Lancaster Criminal Justice Commission on several state bills affecting public safety and data policies.

Allen said AB 495, the Family Preparedness Act of 2025, "is still on the governor's desk." She also reviewed several bills that had been signed or acted on by the governor: SB 805 and AB 237 (both addressing visible identification requirements for law-enforcement officers, with specified exemptions), and SB 627 (limiting mask use by officers in certain circumstances). Allen said the office opposed SB 627 in committee even though it was signed.

Other bills Allen cited included AB 379, which increases prostitution-related penalties and authorizes a prosecutor grant program; SB 380, which requires a Department of State Hospitals report on feasibility of transitional housing for certain conditional-release programs by Jan. 1, 2027; and SB 274, which would have required agencies to destroy nonmatching automated license-plate-reader (ALPR) data within 60 days and was vetoed by the governor.

Allen listed several Lackey-sponsored measures that had been signed as well as those that were vetoed or still awaiting governor action. Commissioners asked that the office circulate a concise list of the bills ahead of meetings; Allen said staff will try to provide the materials in advance.

No formal action was taken by the commission on the legislation, and commissioners framed the update as informational and for future follow-up.