California Senate Bill 1137, authored by Sen. Bob Hertzberg (D-18th District), is cosponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. To become a law, the bill now must move through an appropriations committee, earn approval from both houses of California’s legislature and be signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, according to the report.
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