Committee backs resolution supporting state constitutional amendment to remove slavery exception

Feb 25, 2021

The committee voted to send a resolution supporting Assembly Constitutional Amendment 3 (ACA 3) to the full Board after testimony from sponsor Matt Haney and Dorsey Nunn about removing language that allows involuntary servitude as criminal punishment and the racial justice implications.

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The Public Safety & Neighborhood Services Committee voted to recommend a resolution supporting Assembly Constitutional Amendment 3 (ACA 3), a proposed change to the California Constitution that would remove language allowing involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime.

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