Peace Officers Research Association of California

State Advocacy

RIPA Advisory Board Oath of Office

PORAC President Elect Brian Marvel taking the oath of office for the RIPA Board. Second picture is Brian with Co-Chairs Pastor Ben McBride and Chief Ed Medrano along with Nancy Beninati from DOJ. Read More

Rebuilding Trust After Tragedy

TERRY McHALE Vice President MICHELE CERVONE Account Manager Marketplace Communications   The unfathomable has now become a harsh new reality for law enforcement in America. On Thursday, July 7, our […] Read More

A Breakdown of New Gun Laws

Aaron Read and Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC   On June 30, the Legislature sent a series of firearm-related bills to the Governor’s desk. Much of […] Read More

FIREARMS LEGISLATION

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
AB 1135 (Levine) – Firearms: assault weapons.
 This bill redefines “assault weapon” to include a firearm with a detachable magazine that can be removed readily with the use of a tool.
 This bill requires that owners of these newly defined “assault weapons,” prior to January 1, 2017, to register the firearm online at DOJ. There will be a fee of up to, but no more than, $15 to register the firearm. Read More

Primary Results and Pending Legislation

CAPITOL BEAT Primary Results and Pending Legislation AARON READ AND RANDY PERRY Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC The late, great Congressman Tip O’Neill said that all politics is […] Read More

LEGISLATIVE DAY on May 3rd

The annual Legislative Day at the State Capitol is an opportunity for PORAC’s leadership to meet and strategize with decision makers who support law enforcement issues and work on legislation […] Read More

Legislative Day Priorities

Aaron Read and Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC   On May 3, PORAC leaders walked the halls of the State Capitol to meet face-to-face with policymakers […] Read More

Trust and Transparency

Aaron Read and Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC   Highly anticipated Senate Bill 1286 was heard in the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, April 12. […] Read More

PORAC Opposes H.R. 699 / E-Mail Privacy Act

On behalf of the Peace Officers Research Association of California (“PORAC”), the
nation’s largest statewide public safety association, representing over 66,000 members in
California and Nevada, I write to oppose H.R. 699, the “the Email Privacy Act,” which seeks to
update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”) for the digital age.

PORAC supports reforming ECPA and acknowledges the need for renewing this
outdated law, but H.R. 699 is not the answer. The ability to access electronic communications is
critical for law enforcement to ensure public safety efficiently and effectively. As written, H.R.
699 places an undue burden on law enforcement’s ability to gather digital evidence, providing Read More

Bill Introduction

AARON READ AND RANDY PERRY Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC A remarkable 2,100 bills were introduced at the 2016 legislative deadline. That brings the 2015–2016 session to a […] Read More

The Real Story: AB 953 and AB 71 Explained

Aaron Read and  Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC   Tensions brought forth by high-profile incidents throughout the country have many groups calling for changes to the […] Read More

Governor Takes Action on Hundreds of Bills

Aaron Read and Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC   The first half of the 2015-16 legislative session drew to a close at midnight on October 11, […] Read More

Legislature Recesses for 2015

After midnight on Friday, September 11, the Legislature wrapped up its work for the first half of the 2015-16 legislative session. As usual, both houses saved the most hotly debated […] Read More

Gov. Brown, veto these 5 bills!

The Legislature sent a pile of bills to Gov. Jerry Brown for his blessing this month, when it wrapped up its regular session for the year. If history is any guide, Brown will sign most of them, reserving his veto for only a few stinkers. These five bills ought to be among the rejects because they could cause real harm to the state and its inhabitants: Read More

New initiative would end California death penalty

The proposal would strike death as a possible punishment from the state’s Penal Code, substituting life imprisonment without parole where state law currently allows for the death penalty. Its proponent, actor Mike Farrell, would have 180 days from when the secretary of state’s office enters the measure into circulation to collect 365,880 signatures. Read More

California lawmakers approve bills to track racial profiling, police use of force

California lawmakers on Wednesday approved measures intended to shine a light on racial profiling and the use of force by police officers, a response to recent deadly, racially charged incidents in Baltimore and Ferguson, Mo.

One proposal would require police officers to collect data on the people they stop, including perceived race and ethnicity.

“The time has come to have a clear conversation with law enforcement about what we as a society will no longer accept — and that’s racial profiling by those who indeed take an oath to protect and serve all of us fairly and equally,” said state Sen. Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), who presented the bill in the Senate. Read More

Legislature Returns From Summer Recess

Aaron Read and Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC   On Monday, August 17, legislators returned from the summer recess and after a month off, they are […] Read More