[Nfbc-info] Please call and ask your representative to support AB 1865

[Shannon Dillon]

Good morning everyone,

We are continuing our work on AB 1865 regarding attacks on guide dogs.

AB 1865 Title: Guide, signal, and service dogs: injury or death
Current Authors: Assemblymember Tom Lackey [R], Assemblymember Bill
quirk (D), Senator Scott D. Wiener (D)

Summary of Bill:
Under existing law, it is an infraction or a misdemeanor for any
person to permit any dog that is owned, harbored, or controlled by him
or her to cause injury to, or the death of, any guide, signal, or
service dog, as defined, while the guide, signal, or service dog is in
discharge of its duties.

This bill would delete, from both crimes, the requirement that the
guide, signal, or service dog be in discharge of its duties when the
injury or death occurs.

Also, it would make these crimes applicable to the injury or death of
dogs that are enrolled in a training school or program for guide,
signal, or service dogs, as specified.

The bill would require the defendant, convicted of either crime, to
also make restitution to the person for medical or medical-related
expenses, or for loss of wages or income, incurred by the person as a
direct result of the crime. The bill would authorize the disabled
person to apply for compensation from the California Victim
Compensation Board and would authorize the board to pay compensation
for medical and medical-related expenses, and loss of wages or income
incurred by the person with a disability as a direct result of a
violation of those criminal provisions, in an amount not to exceed
$10,000.

Please review the list below. If your representative is on the list,
call them and let them know that you would like them to support and
co-author AB 1865.

The names preceded by an asterisk are a priority to call.

If you have any questions please call me at 415-218-5862 or email me
at shannonldillon at gmail.com. Thank you.

The following is a list of the Assembly Members on the Assembly Public
Safety Committee and their phone numbers.

*Assembly Member Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr. 59th California
Assembly District
Phone 916 - 319-2059

*Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo Representing the 51st California
Assembly District
Phone 916 - 319-2051

*Assembly Member Lorena S. Gonzalez Fletcher Representing the 80th
California Assembly District
Phone 916 - 319-2080

Assembly Member Kevin Kiley Representing the 6th California Assembly District
Phone 916 - 319-2006

Assembly Member Miguel Santiago Representing the 53 California Assembly District
Phone 916 - 319-2053


The following is a list of the Senators and the Senator’s phone number
on the Senate Public Safety Committee:
Senator Nancy Skinner representing Senate District 9
Phone 916 - 651-4009

Senator Joel Anderson representing the 38 Senate district
Phone 916 -651 -4038

*Senator Steven Bradford Representing Senate District 35
Phone 916 – 651-4035

Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson Representing Senate District 19
Phone 916 - 651-4019

Senator Holly J. Mitchell Representing Senate district30
Phone 916 - 651-4030

*Senator Jeff Stone Representing Senate district 28
Phone 916 -651 -4028

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SHANNON L. DILLON
Legislative Coordinator
National Federation of the Blind of California