California lawmakers advance bill placing limits on traffic stops for minor violations
A bill that places limits on when California police officers can conduct traffic stops cleared the Senate Public Safety Committee Tuesday, but infl...
A bill that places limits on when California police officers can conduct traffic stops cleared the Senate Public Safety Committee Tuesday, but influential law enforcement groups lined up against the proposal. SB 50 would prevent officers from pulling over people in vehicles and on bicycles for low-level offenses, unless a separate reason for a stop exists. Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, who introduced the bill, said it 'will help protect Californians of color from unnecessary harms.' In January, a state board reported that Californians identified by officers as Black were 2.