Creates crime of political violence and establishes training requirement for law enforcement.*

Summary

The bill makes it a criminal offense to commit serious crimes such as homicide, assault, kidnapping, arson or terrorism when the motive is to punish or intimidate someone because of their political affiliation or expression. It also creates an independent Political Violence Review Board to collect data on these cases, look for disparities, and report annually to the Governor and Legislature. The measure is currently referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

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