City Council

(69) 24-0002-S15 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City’s position on Assembly Bill (AB) 535 (Schiavo), which would restore legal protections for victims and witnesses in the criminal justice system, at all stages of the process. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Blumenfield - McOsker), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR: RESOLVE to include in the City’s 2024-2025 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for AB 535 (Schiavo) which would restore legal protections for victims and witnesses, and protect the necessary role of crime victims and witnesses in the criminal justice system at all stages of the process, not just at the discrete moment during which an offender anticipates the filing of criminal charges. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.