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La Defensa (unless amended)
La Defensa: Survived & Punished
La Defensa Health and Partnership

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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
March 3, 2026	Sally Ching	AB 1646	Public Safety	Testimony Link
July 15, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 331	Public Safety	Testimony Link
July 15, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 1388	Public Safety	Testimony Link
July 15, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	SB 805	Public Safety	Testimony Link
July 8, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 46	Public Safety	Testimony Link
July 8, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 938	Public Safety	Testimony Link
July 8, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 847	Public Safety	Testimony Link
July 1, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	SB 692	Public Safety	Testimony Link
July 1, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	SB 690	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 24, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 630	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 24, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 1376	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 24, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 785	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 17, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	SB 337	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 17, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	SB 551	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 10, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 321	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 29, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 284	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 29, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 1489	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 29, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 46	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 29, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 433	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 22, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 1483	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 22, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 47	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 22, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 1071	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 22, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 1396	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 22, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 897	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 1, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	SB 432	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 1, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	SB 421	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 1, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	SB 93	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 1, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 394	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 25, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	SB 498	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 25, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 837	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 25, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 812	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 25, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 800	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 4, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 237	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 4, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 355	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 4, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 327	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 4, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 297	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 4, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 229	Public Safety	Testimony Link
March 4, 2025	Danica Rodarmel	AB 336	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 11, 2024	Danielle Kando-Kaiser	AB 1814	Public Safety	Testimony Link
June 4, 2024	Danica Rodarmel	SB 1353	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 24, 2024	Danica Rodarmel	AB 2178	Public Safety	Testimony Link
April 23, 2024	Danica Rodarmel	AB 2136	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 1342: Criminal records: relief.	Self	Support
SB 337: Prisons.	Self	Support
SB 571: Emergencies: crimes.	Self	Against
SB 1105: Law enforcement.	Self	Support
SB 1173: Jury instructions: lesser related offenses.	Self	Support
SB 907: Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform.	Self	Against
SB 691: Body-worn cameras: policies.	Self	Against
SB 1009: Juveniles: detention.	Self	Support
SB 245: Criminal procedure.	Self	Support
AB 2564: Surveillance pricing.	Self	Support
AB 2760: Law enforcement: wearable electroshock devices.	Self	Support
AB 1018: Automated decision systems.	Self	Support
AB 1546: Vehicles: driving under the influence.	Self	Against
AB 2727: Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment.	Self	Against
AB 1687: Driver’s licenses: revocation.	Self	Against
AB 1896: Public employment: disqualifications.	Self	Support
SB 1446: Incarcerated persons: release and parole.	Self	Against
SB 420: Property tax: welfare exemption: detention facilities.	Self	Support
SB 1004: Law enforcement: masks.	Self	Support
SB 1379: County of Riverside: separation of county offices: in-custody reports.	Self	Support
AB 1537: Peace officers: secondary employment.	Self	Support
AB 1932: Department of Social Services: C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program 2.0.	Self	Support
AB 2434: Inmates: visitation.	Self	Support
AB 2664: Places of religious worship: unlawful activities.	Self	Against
AB 464: Sexual assault in prison.	Self	Support
AB 1633: Taxation: private detention facilities.	Self	Support
AB 2465: State government: benefits.	Self	Support
AB 1595: Criminal procedure: writs of habeas corpus and motions to vacate.	Self	Support
AB 1807: Immigration enforcement: use of state-owned property.	Self	Support
AB 1806: Department of Justice.	Self	Support
AB 1830: Ignition interlock devices.	Self	Against
AB 1941: Organized metal theft.	Self	Against
AB 1645: Corrections: Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026.	Self	Support
AB 1646: Juvenile facilities: visitation.	Self	Support
AB 1816: Probation: duration.	Self	Against
AB 1902: Secure youth treatment facilities.	Self	Against
AB 1917: Criminal procedure: information.	Self	Support
AB 2318: Law enforcement: facilitating medical care.	Self	Support
AB 690: Criminal procedure: indigent defense compensation.	Self	Support
AB 767: Sexually violent predators: schools.	Self	Against
SB 941: Private detention facilities: canteens.	Self	Support
AB 1959: Juvenile justice.	Self	Against
AB 2186: Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs.	Self	Support
AB 2122: Infractions: warrants and penalties.	Self	Support
AB 2428: Criminal fees.	Self	Support
AB 647: Abandoned recreational vehicles.	Self	Against
SB 1285: Juvenile court: procedure.	Self	Support
AB 1821: California Public Records Act: agency response time.	Self	Against
AB 1905: Juveniles: custodial interrogation.	Self	Support
SB 820: Inmates: mental health.	Self	Against
SB 42: Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.	Self	Support
SB 707: Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.	Self	Support
SB 635: Food vendors and facilities: enforcement activities.	Self	Support
SB 690: Crimes: invasion of privacy.	Self	Against
AB 910: Criminal procedure: sentencing.	Self	Support
SB 1157: Juveniles: secure youth treatment facilities: less restrictive programs.	Self	Against
SB 1266: Crimes: theft.	Self	Against
SB 1330: Assault and battery: utility workers.	Self	Against
SB 1338: Vehicles: repossession.	Self	Against
SB 1373: Diversion.	Self	Against
SB 356: Elderly Parole Program.	Self	Against
AB 2237: Probation: term length.	Self	Against
AB 2553: Real estate crimes: probation.	Self	Against
SB 1234: Dependency: fentanyl use.	Self	Against
SB 28: Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) court program.	Self	Against
AB 1801: Public agencies: approval: detention facilities.	Self	Support
AB 1632: Trespass.	Self	Against
SB 1015: Crimes: minors.	Self	Against
SB 1198: Vehicles: reckless driving: impoundment.	Self	Against
AB 292: Domestic violence.	Self	Against
AB 1759: Prisons: classification.	Self	Support
AB 2286: Criminal procedure: attorney visits: medical settings.	Self	Support
AB 2297: Restitution: diversion.	Self	Against
AB 2636: Juveniles.	Self	Against
SB 498: Incarcerated persons: communications.	Self	Support
SB 562: Bail.	Self	Support
SB 953: Driving record: points: vehicular manslaughter.	Self	Against
ACA 9: Public Utilities Commission.	Self	Against
AB 1589: Firearms: silencers.	Self	Against
AB 2018: Missing persons: DNA testing.	Self	Against
AB 2499: Health care coverage: claims payments.	Self	Support
AB 46: Diversion.	Self	Against
AB 2419: Probation officers: body-worn cameras: County of Los Angeles.	Self	Against
AB 2584: Self-defense.	Self	Against
AB 1605: Driving under the influence: alcohol sales.	Self	Against
AB 1545: Sexually violent predators.	Self	Against
AB 1686: Vehicles: driving under the influence: felonies.	Self	Against
AB 1748: License suspension and revocation.	Self	Against
AB 1886: Wards: probation.	Self	Support
AB 1968: Juveniles: transfer to court of criminal jurisdiction: offense.	Self	Against
AB 2014: Habeas corpus: gender-based stereotypes.	Self	Support
AB 2040: Juveniles: transfer to court of criminal jurisdiction.	Self	Against
AB 2232: Parole advancement hearings: reporting.	Self	Against
AB 2273: Crimes: SCRIVNER Act.	Self	Against
AB 2274: Crimes: plea deals.	Self	Against
AB 2342: Parole.	Self	Against
AB 2669: Pleas: immigration.	Self	Support
AB 2701: Domestic Violence Offender Registration Act.	Self	Against
SB 915: Health care provider entities: patients accompanied by immigration enforcement officers.	Self	Support
SB 1210: Gang databases.	Self	Support
SB 1221: Lanterman-Petris-Short Act: conservatorships.	Self	Against
SB 1278: Elderly Parole Program.	Self	Against
SB 906: Parole: closed session.	Self	Against
SB 926: Public safety: Funding of Proposition 36 Act.	Self	Against
AB 1588: Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.	Self	Against
AB 2328: Vehicles: leaving the scene of an accident.	Self	Against
AB 2384: Crimes: records: sealing.	Self	Support
AB 2064: Discrimination: criminal history.	Self	Support
AB 2600: Immigration: access to legal counsel.	Self	Support
SB 1027: California Street Prostitution Issues and Options Task Force.	Self	Against
SB 1095: Fusion centers.	Self	Support
AB 1922: Restraint of incarcerated persons.	Self	Support
AB 1958: Criminal procedure: discrimination.	Self	Support
AB 2276: Vehicles: active intelligent speed assistance devices.	Self	Against
AB 2450: Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements.	Self	Against
AB 2698: Juveniles: diversion.	Self	Against
AB 1884: Interscholastic athletics: drug testing: suspensions: nicotine use.	Self	Against
AB 1685: Driving privilege: points.	Self	Against
AB 1747: Crimes involving vehicles.	Self	Against
AB 1874: Vehicles: driver’s license suspension and revocation.	Self	Against
SB 1070: Crimes: disturbing religious worship.	Self	Against
AB 1782: Incarcerated persons: mental health evaluations.	Self	Against
AB 1667: Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor.	Self	Against
AB 1701: Recall and resentencing: school shootings.	Self	Against
AB 1741: Sexual battery.	Self	Against
AB 1568: Sex offenses: registration.	Self	Against
AB 1647: Juveniles: transfer to criminal court: criminal procedure.	Self	Support
AB 1656: Human trafficking case continuances.	Self	Against
AB 1662: Misdemeanor diversion.	Self	Against
AB 1281: Vehicles: leaving the scene of an accident.	Self	Against
AB 476: Metal theft.	Self	Against
AB 1178: Peace officers: confidentiality of records.	Self	Against
AB 1388: Law enforcement: settlement agreements.	Self	Support
AB 847: Peace officers: confidentiality of records.	Self	Support
SB 627: Law enforcement: masks.	Self	Support
SB 805: Crimes.	Self	Support
AB 468: Crimes: looting.	Self	Against
AB 1071: Criminal procedure: discrimination.	Self	Support
AB 1195: Juveniles: incarcerated parent: visitation.	Self	Support
AB 1231: Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act.	Self	Support
AB 1376: Wards: probation.	Self	Support
AB 247: Incarcerated individual hand crew members: wages.	Self	Support
AB 400: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: police canines.	Self	Against
AB 572: Criminal procedure: interrogations.	Self	Support
AB 630: Abandoned recreational vehicles.	Self	Against
AB 812: Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.	Self	Support
AB 82: Health care: legally protected health care activity.	Self	Support
AB 969: CalWORKs: family violence option and gender-based violence information.	Self	Support
SB 524: Law enforcement agencies: artificial intelligence.	Self	Support
SB 701: Signal jammers.	Self	Against
AB 1269: County and city jails: incarcerated person contacts.	Self	Support
SJR 9: Immigrants in California: mass immigration raids.	Self	Support
AB 1036: Criminal procedure: postconviction discovery.	Self	Support
AB 1094: Crimes: torture of a minor: parole.	Self	Against
AB 1229: Adult Reentry Grant Program.	Self	Support
AB 366: Ignition interlock devices.	Self	Against
AB 799: Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.	Self	Support
AB 237: Crimes: threats.	Self	Against
AB 309: Hypodermic needles and syringes.	Self	Support
AB 321: Misdemeanors.	Self	Support
SB 258: Crimes: rape.	Self	Against
SB 357: Juveniles: delinquency.	Self	Support
SB 497: Legally protected health care activity.	Self	Support
SB 680: Sex offender registration: unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.	Self	Against
AB 1380: Wildland firefighters: Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program.	Self	Support
AB 327: Crimes: false reporting.	Self	Against
AB 331: Elections: duties of election officials: voter information guides.	Self	Support
SB 423: California Public Records Act: private detention facilities.	Self	Support
AB 379: Crimes: prostitution.	Self	Against
AB 785: Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program.	Self	Support
AB 952: Youth Offender Program Camp Pilot Program.	Self	Support
AB 248: County jails: wages.	Self	Support
AB 387: Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act.	Self	Support
SB 672: The Youth Rehabilitation and Opportunity Act.	Self	Support
SB 834: Criminal records: relief.	Self	Support
AB 1066: Immigration services: grants.	Self	Against
SB 850: Prisons.	Self	Against
AB 1489: Peace officers.	Self	Support
AB 284: Law enforcement: Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA).	Self	Against
AB 433: Mental health diversion.	Self	Against
AB 461: Truancy.	Self	Support
AB 63: Loitering with intent to commit prostitution.	Self	Against
AB 634: Tianeptine.	Self	Against
AB 722: Reentry Housing and Workforce Development Program.	Self	Support
SB 311: Correctional facilities: women’s prisons.	Self	Against
SB 554: Law enforcement: immigration enforcement.	Self	Against
AB 1396: Crimes: sexual assault.	Self	Against
AB 1424: Corrections.	Self	Support
AB 1483: Supervision: violations.	Self	Support
AB 22: Crime.	Self	Against
AB 324: California Values Act: exception.	Self	Against
AB 47: Elderly Parole Program.	Self	Against
AB 848: Sexual battery.	Self	Against
AB 897: Trespassing: removal of trespassers on residential property.	Self	Against
AB 946: Natural resources: equitable outdoor access: 30x30 goal: urban nature-based projects.	Self	Support
AB 983: Vehicles: removal and impoundment.	Self	Against
SB 634: Local government: homelessness.	Self	Support
AB 394: Public transportation providers.	Self	Against
SB 319: Criminal justice statistics: reporting.	Self	Support
SB 537: Parole: revocation.	Self	Against
SB 824: Secure youth treatment facilities.	Self	Support
SB 821: Criminal procedure: arraignment.	Self	Support
AB 1011: Crimes: child abuse and neglect: sentence credits.	Self	Against
AB 1118: Criminal procedure: search warrants.	Self	Against
AB 1144: Prisons: elderly employment.	Self	Support
AB 1279: Criminal procedure: sentencing.	Self	Support
AB 1488: Self-defense.	Self	Against
AB 622: Parole: minimum eligible date.	Self	Support
AB 923: Detention and incarceration of pregnant and postpartum defendants.	Self	Support
SB 286: Elderly Parole Program.	Self	Against
SB 396: Corrections: supervision.	Self	Support
SB 758: Public health: nitrous oxide.	Self	Against
AB 938: Criminal procedure: sentencing.	Self	Support
AB 802: Juvenile justice commission: hunger survey.	Self	Support
SB 421: Criminal procedure: protective orders.	Self	Against
SB 432: Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor.	Self	Against
SB 93: Weapons: robotic devices.	Self	Against
AB 479: Criminal procedure: vacatur relief.	Self	Against
AB 528: Criminal procedure: child pornography.	Self	Against
AB 568: Tule East Groundwater Sustainability Agency Act.	Self	Against
AB 704: Criminal records: destruction.	Self	Support
AB 710: Electrical corporations: resiliency planning: microgrid projects.	Self	Against
AB 800: State prisons: food.	Self	Support
AB 297: Arson: penalties.	Self	Against
AB 336: Criminal penalties: wildfires.	Self	Against
AB 355: Crimes: extortion.	Self	Against

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 1133: Bail.	Self	Support
SB 1323: Criminal procedure: competence to stand trial.	Self	Support
SB 1254: CalFresh: enrollment of incarcerated individuals.	Self	Support
SB 1001: Death penalty: intellectually disabled persons.	Self	Support
AB 1877: Juveniles: sealing records.	Self	Support
AB 1986: State prisons: banned books.	Self	Support
AB 2740: Incarcerated persons: prenatal and postpartum care.	Self	Support
AB 977: Emergency departments: assault and battery.	Self	Against
AB 2310: Parole hearings: language access.	Self	Support
AB 2959: Prisons: food.	Self	Support
AB 1186: Restitution fines.	Self	Support
AB 2178: Prisons: bed thresholds.	Self	Support
Apr 24, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
AB 3021: Criminal procedure: interrogations.	Self	Support
AB 1779: Theft: jurisdiction.	Self	Against
SB 1057: Juvenile justice coordinating council.	Self	Support
AB 1814: Law enforcement agencies: facial recognition technology.	Self	Against
Jul 2, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary		Against
Jun 11, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Against
AB 2709: Prison visitation.	Self	Support
AB 2882: California Community Corrections Performance Incentives.	Self	Support
SB 1353: Youth Bill of Rights.	Self	Support
Jun 4, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
SB 1282: Crimes: diversion.	Self	Support
SB 950: Energy: transportation fuels: inventories: turnaround and maintenance.	Self	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
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
AB 2788: Crimes.	Self	Against
AB 2790: Crimes: organized retail theft.	Self	Against
AB 2850: Cannabis.	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
AB 2209: California Values Act: exception.	Self	Against
AB 1896: Secure youth treatment facilities.	Self	Against
AB 3038: School safety: armed school resource officers.	Self	Against
AB 3088: Criminal procedure: writ of habeas corpus.	Self	Support
AB 1809: Recall and resentencing.	Self	Against
AB 1956: Victim services.	Self	Support
AB 2031: One California program.	Self	Support
SB 850: Courts: notification system.	Self	Support
Jan 9, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
Jan 9, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety		Support
SB 770: Health care: unified health care financing.	Self	Against
AB 695: Juvenile Detention Facilities Improvement Grant Program.	Self	Against
AB 280: Segregated confinement.	Self	Support
AB 1360: Hope California: Secured Residential Treatment Pilot Program.	Self	Against
AB 881: Juror fees: pilot program.	Self	Support
AB 912: Strategic Anti-Violence Funding Efforts Act.	Self	Support
SB 50: Vehicles: enforcement.	Self	Support
SB 94: Recall and resentencing: special circumstances.	Self	Support
AB 367: Controlled substances: enhancements.	Self	Against
AB 1497: Criminal procedure.	Self	Support
AB 544: Voting pilot program: county jails.	Self	Support
AB 1028: Reporting of crimes: mandated reporters.	Self	Support

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