Vera Institute Of Justice

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Past Affiliations

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Lobbying Representations

This list shows when this lobbyist testified in a hearing, who they were representing and which bill was involved. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.

Date	Lobbyist	Bill	Hearing	Testimony
June 30, 2026	Danica Rodarmel	SB 1373	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 15, 2026	Danica Rodarmel	AB 109	Budget and Fiscal Review	Testimony Link
June 9, 2026	Danica Rodarmel	AB 1917	Public Safety	Testimony Link
May 18, 2026	Graciela Castillo-Krings		Budget No. 2 on Human Services	Testimony Link
April 21, 2026	Danica Rodarmel	AB 2014	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 24, 2026	Danica Rodarmel	AB 1816	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 24, 2026	Danica Rodarmel	AB 2217	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 24, 2026	Danica Rodarmel	AB 1941	Public Safety	Testimony Link
February 25, 2026	Graciela Castillo-Krings		Budget No. 2 on Human Services	Testimony Link
July 8, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 46	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 10, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 952	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 10, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 248	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 10, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 321	Public Safety	Testimony Link
May 15, 2025	Danica Rodarmel		Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 22, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 1071	Public Safety	Testimony Link
September 10, 2024	Eric Henderson		Public Safety	Testimony Link
July 2, 2024	Danica Rodarmel	SB 1057	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 25, 2024	Eric Henderson	AB 2692	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 25, 2024	Eric Henderson	AB 2527	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 18, 2024	Eric Henderson	AB 1025	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 11, 2024	Danica Rodarmel	AB 1794	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 11, 2024	Danica Rodarmel	AB 2943	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 11, 2024	Danica Rodarmel	AB 3209	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 11, 2024	Danica Rodarmel	AB 2215	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 17, 2024	Danica Rodarmel	SB 1446	Labor, Public Employment and Retirement	Testimony Link
April 2, 2024	Danica Rodarmel	AB 2215	Public Safety	Testimony Link

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Bill Alignment

Bill Alignments represents this person's position on legislation and, where it applies, the organization they were representing. These positions are captured from in-person testimony and written positions that have been submitted to committees. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.

Year:

Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 571: Emergencies: crimes.	Self	Against
SB 1194: Immigration Legal Fellowship Project.	Self	Support
SB 245: Criminal procedure.	Self	Support
SB 758: Public health: nitrous oxide.	Self	Against
AB 2434: Inmates: visitation.	Self	Support
AB 1941: Organized metal theft.	Self	Against
AB 1917: Criminal procedure: information.	Self	Support
AB 690: Criminal procedure: indigent defense compensation.	Self	Support
AB 2635: Air pollution: small off-road engines: voucher programs: local regulation.	Self	Support
AB 2483: Wildland firefighters: Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program.	Self	Support
AB 2122: Infractions: warrants and penalties.	Self	Support
AB 2428: Criminal fees.	Self	Support
AB 1231: Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act.	Self	Support
SB 907: Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform.	Self	Against
SB 635: Food vendors and facilities: enforcement activities.	Self	Support
AB 910: Criminal procedure: sentencing.	Self	Support
SB 1266: Crimes: theft.	Self	Against
SB 1373: Diversion.	Self	Against
AB 2217: Criminal procedure: alternatives to arrest.	Self	Support
AB 292: Domestic violence.	Self	Against
SB 562: Bail.	Self	Support
AB 46: Diversion.	Self	Against
AB 2014: Habeas corpus: gender-based stereotypes.	Self	Support
SB 926: Public safety: Funding of Proposition 36 Act.	Self	Against
AB 2138: Medi-Cal: enhanced care management: peer support specialists.	Self	Support
AB 2212: Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student training.	Self	Support
AB 2095: Employment discrimination: conviction history.	Self	Support
AB 2600: Immigration: access to legal counsel.	Self	Support
AB 1816: Probation: duration.	Self	Against
AB 468: Crimes: looting.	Self	Against
AB 1071: Criminal procedure: discrimination.	Self	Support
AB 1376: Wards: probation.	Self	Support
AB 247: Incarcerated individual hand crew members: wages.	Self	Support
AB 461: Truancy.	Self	Support
AB 572: Criminal procedure: interrogations.	Self	Support
AB 812: Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.	Self	Support
SJR 9: Immigrants in California: mass immigration raids.	Self	Support
AB 799: Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.	Self	Support
AB 309: Hypodermic needles and syringes.	Self	Support
AB 321: Misdemeanors.	Self	Support
SB 357: Juveniles: delinquency.	Self	Support
AB 1229: Adult Reentry Grant Program.	Self	Support
AB 1380: Wildland firefighters: Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program.	Self	Support
SB 423: California Public Records Act: private detention facilities.	Self	Support
AB 952: Youth Offender Program Camp Pilot Program.	Self	Support
AB 348: Full-service partnerships.	Self	Support
AB 248: County jails: wages.	Self	Support
SB 498: Incarcerated persons: communications.	Self	Support
SB 672: The Youth Rehabilitation and Opportunity Act.	Self	Support
AB 1066: Immigration services: grants.	Self	Against
AB 284: Law enforcement: Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA).	Self	Against
AB 379: Crimes: prostitution.	Self	Against
AB 433: Mental health diversion.	Self	Against
AB 619: California Conservation Corps: training programs: formerly incarcerated individuals: reporting.	Self	Support
SB 554: Law enforcement: immigration enforcement.	Self	Against
AB 20: Homelessness: People First Housing Act of 2025.	Self	Against
AB 1483: Supervision: violations.	Self	Support
AB 22: Crime.	Self	Against
SB 319: Criminal justice statistics: reporting.	Self	Support
SB 821: Criminal procedure: arraignment.	Self	Support
AB 1144: Prisons: elderly employment.	Self	Support
AB 1279: Criminal procedure: sentencing.	Self	Support
AB 622: Parole: minimum eligible date.	Self	Support
AB 923: Detention and incarceration of pregnant and postpartum defendants.	Self	Support
AB 938: Criminal procedure: sentencing.	Self	Support
AB 479: Criminal procedure: vacatur relief.	Self	Against
AB 704: Criminal records: destruction.	Self	Support
AB 710: Electrical corporations: resiliency planning: microgrid projects.	Self	Against
AB 837: Ketamine.	Self	Against
AB 336: Criminal penalties: wildfires.	Self	Against

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 1133: Bail.	Self	Support
Apr 16, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
SB 1319: Skilled nursing facilities: approval to provide therapeutic behavioral health programs.	Self	Support
SB 268: Crimes: serious and violent felonies.	Self	Against
AB 2531: Deaths while in law enforcement custody: reporting.	Self	Support
SB 1468: Healing arts boards: informational and educational materials for prescribers of narcotics: federal “Three Day Rule.”	Self	Support
SB 1144: Marketplaces: online marketplaces.	Self	Support
SB 982: Crimes: organized theft.	Self	Against
AB 2943: Crimes: shoplifting.	Self	Against
Jun 11, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
Apr 9, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
AB 1802: Crimes: organized theft.	Self	Against
AB 1960: Sentencing enhancements: property loss.	Self	Against
Apr 9, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
AB 3209: Crimes: theft: retail theft restraining orders.	Self	Against
Jun 13, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
Apr 9, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
SB 1057: Juvenile justice coordinating council.	Self	Support
Jul 2, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
AB 2106: Probation.	Self	Against
AB 2309: City attorney: state law: misdemeanor.	Self	Against
SB 1385: Medi-Cal: community health workers: supervising providers.	Self	Support
AB 2527: Incarceration: pregnant persons.	Self	Support
Jun 25, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
AB 2692: Criminal procedure: diversion.	Self	Against
Jun 25, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
AB 1025: County government: contract legal counsel: elected treasurer-tax collector.	Self	Support
Jun 18, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
Jun 18, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
AB 1794: Crimes: larceny.	Self	Against
Jun 12, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
Apr 9, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
AB 2215: Criminal procedure: arrests.	Self	Support
Jun 11, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
Apr 2, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
AB 3092: Attorney General: law enforcement agencies: reporting requirements: deaths.	Self	Support
SB 1282: Crimes: diversion.	Self	Support
Apr 23, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
SB 1320: Mental health and substance use disorder treatment.	Self	Support
AB 2065: Criminal justice records: offender data.	Self	Support
Apr 24, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
AB 2178: Prisons: bed thresholds.	Self	Support
Apr 24, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
AB 2136: Controlled substances: analyzing and testing.	Self	Support
Apr 23, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
AB 2160: California Women’s Care Act.	Self	Support
Apr 24, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
AB 2296: Enhancements: concentrated cannabis.	Self	Against
AB 2391: Bail: pretrial release.	Self	Against
AB 2406: Crimes: theft.	Self	Against
AB 2470: Violent felonies: domestic violence.	Self	Against
AB 2576: Diversion: attempted murder.	Self	Against
Apr 24, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
AB 2790: Crimes: organized retail theft.	Self	Against
AB 2850: Cannabis.	Self	Against
AB 3032: Crimes: child neglect: serious felony.	Self	Against
AB 3071: Controlled substances: fentanyl sales.	Self	Against
AB 3231: Violent felonies: hate crimes.	Self	Against
AB 2625: Courts: notification system.	Self	Support
SB 1446: Grocery retail store and retail drug establishment employees: self-service checkout and consequential workplace technology.	Self	Support
Jun 19, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Labor and Employment		Support
Apr 17, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement		Support
SB 1011: Encampments: penalties.	Self	Against
Apr 16, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
AB 2782: Controlled substances: fentanyl.	Self	Against
AB 3171: Controlled substances: fentanyl.	Self	Against
SB 950: Energy: transportation fuels: inventories: turnaround and maintenance.	Self	Support
Apr 9, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
AB 1990: Criminal procedure: arrests: shoplifting.	Self	Against
Apr 9, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
AB 2045: Controlled substances: fentanyl trafficking penalties.	Self	Against
AB 2209: California Values Act: exception.	Self	Against
Apr 9, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
AB 2438: Property crimes: enhancements.	Self	Against
Apr 9, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
AB 2882: California Community Corrections Performance Incentives.	Self	Support
AB 2031: One California program.	Self	Support

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Financials

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