Committee advances ban on wearable electric‑shock gloves to appropriations after split testimony

Assemblymember Samuel Sharp Collins presented AB 2760 and argued the state should prohibit law enforcement agencies from purchasing, possessing or using wearable electric‑shock gloves and similar conductible energy devices. "Public safety technology must be proven to be safe, accountable, especially before it's gonna be deployed and not after someone is killed or seriously injured," the author said.

Supporters included immigrant‑rights groups, disability advocates, the California Nurses Association and other community organizations who warned the devices can cause severe localized pain and could be misused against restrained people and immigrants in enforcement contexts. Opponents — including the California State Sheriffs Association and the California Police Chiefs Association — urged study, argued the ban could handcuff local police and noted federal actors may not be covered by a state ban.

After testimony and member questions about premature action versus precautionary bans, the committee moved the bill to Appropriations; the transcript records a committee roll‑call vote with a majority in favor.