Existing law makes an able-bodied person 18 years of age or older who neglects or refuses to join the posse comitatus or power of the county, by neglecting or refusing to aid and assist, as described, in making an arrest, retaking into custody a person who has escaped from arrest or imprisonment, or preventing a breach of the peace or the commission of any criminal offense, after being lawfully required by a uniformed peace officer or a judge, guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to punishment by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000.
Existing law makes an able-bodied person 18 years of age or older who neglects or refuses to join the posse comitatus or power of the county, by neglecting or refusing to aid and assist, as described, in making an arrest, retaking into custody a person who has escaped from arrest or imprisonment, or preventing a breach of the peace or the commission of any criminal offense, after being lawfully required by a uniformed peace officer or a judge, guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to punishment by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
SB 192 Hertzberg Senate Third Reading By Kamlager-Dove — 63–5 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hertzberg — primary (person)
Kamlager-Dove — coauthor (person)
Wicks — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-01-30 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2019-01-31 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2.
2019-02-06 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-03-05 Set for hearing April 2.
2019-04-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 525.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-05 Set for hearing April 22.
2019-04-22 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-04-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 818.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-04-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-05-09 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-06-11 Coauthors revised.
2019-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-06-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-06-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-08-15 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 5. Page 2724.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-08-15 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2019-08-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2019-08-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-08-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 204, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1dbd83e3-b3ec-4969-a4fe-54cf98dc41a3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).