Senate Public Safety Committee

24 März 2026

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Senate Public Safety Committee Di., 24. März 2026 California State Senate

00:05 - 01:42

Redner 1

Good morning. I'd like to call to order this meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety for Tuesday, 03/24/2026. We do not yet have a quorum, so we will meet as a subcommittee to hear bill presentations. Just a few announcements as we start today's hearing. First, file item eight, Senate Bill eleven oh five by Senator Perez has been pulled from the agenda.

We'll hear that bill at our next committee hearing. And for those of you who are new to the Senate Public Safety Committee, welcome to the state capital. We really appreciate you being here today. Wanna just summarize our public comment procedure. We will take two principal witnesses in support of a bill and two principal witnesses in opposition to a bill, each will have two minutes to address the committee.

After that time, we welcome anyone to come forward and state your name, organization, and position on the bill, but we're limiting your testimony your name organization position on the bill. And we also accept written comments so if you would like to write the committee to express your opinion on issue we welcome that. And thank you for being here today. Okay. Senator Grayson, Senator Gonzalez just walked in, but that's okay.

We do take measures in file order, so we'll begin with item one, Senate Bill nine thirty seven by Senator Gonzalez. And then we'll go to item two, Senate Bill ten fifty six by Senator Grayson. Okay. So, with the agreement of the authors, we'll now proceed to file item two, s b ten fifty six by senator Grayson. Good morning.

01:47 - 05:38

Redner 2

Present. Thank you so thank you so much, mister chair and committee members. I first would like to begin by thanking the committee, mister chair, you and the committee and sergeants for accommodating media in the room today. And I also want to also thank the committee for their great work and collaboration with my office. I will be accepting the committee's suggested amendments today.

And I am pleased to present SB ten fifty six, which requires courts to issue protective orders governing the handling of sexually explicit material depicting or involving an adult victim in criminal cases in order to prevent unnecessary copying, transmission, and dissemination of such material. California law mandates strong court oversight over the handling of highly sensitive child sexual abuse material. Courts, not individual attorneys, control the copying and dissemination of such material, and disclosure is tightly regulated. While child sex ab sexual abuse material is appropriately subject to explicit statutory safeguards, no parallel provision expressly requires similar court supervision when the material depicts or involves adult victims. As a result, safeguards may depend on prosecutorial discretion rather than judicial oversight.

Survivors of sexual violence and privacy based crimes may face a heightened risk of unnecessary copying, transmission, and dissemination of deeply personal material. These this undermines a survivor's privacy and public confidence in the justice system. SB ten fifty six extends a proven statutory framework already applied to child sexual abuse material to similarly sensitive material involving adult survivors while preserving defendants' rights to reasonably access necessary to prepare, for a defense. Specifically, this bill requires courts to issue a protective order in criminal cases involving sexually explicit material depicting or involving an adult victim, preventing unnecessary copying, transmission, or dissemination of such materials. SB ten fifty six also prohibits attorneys from providing copies to a defendant, the defendant's family members, or anyone else unless authorized by the court after a hearing and showing of good cause.

The bill also clarifies that this does not relieve the prosecution of its constitutional duty to disclose relevant and ex, exculpatory evidence nor does it affect the admissibility of evidence at trial. SB ten fifty six ensures that survivors are afforded meaningful privacy protections through clear and consistent standards. Seeking justice does not have to re traumatize or expose survivors even further. Every survivor deserves privacy, dignity, and the right to control their own narratives. After me, you'll hear from my support witnesses whose case is the impetus for this bill.

As a former assembly member who represented Vallejo and a cofounder of a nonprofit serving survivors of violence, I was incredibly moved by their resilience and continued advocacy. In 2015, they became the focus of a shocking case that captured national attention and was later featured in Netflix's American Nightmare documentary. Today, they advocate for trauma informed policing, survivor centered practice, and trained law enforcement agencies nationwide. For supporting testimony, I am pleased to introduce through the chair Denise Haskins Quinn and Erin Quinn, doctors of physical therapy, survivors, authors, and advocates. Mr.

Chair.

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