Bill Text: CA AB1794 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Crimes: larceny.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-08-15 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB1794 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1794-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1794

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Introduced by Assembly Members McCarty and Friedman

January 04, 2024

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An act relating to crimes.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1794, as introduced, McCarty. Crimes.

Existing law, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, enacted as an initiative statute by Proposition 47, as approved by the electors at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election, makes the theft of money, labor, or property petty theft punishable as a misdemeanor, whenever the value of the property taken does not exceed $950. Under existing law, if the value of the property taken exceeds $950, the theft is grand theft, punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. Proposition 47 requires shoplifting, defined as entering a commercial establishment with the intent to commit larceny if the value of the property taken does not exceed $950, to be punished as a misdemeanor.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to theft.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to address problems relating to retail crime and controlled substances in California by adopting new laws to curtail repeat offenders, reassessing public safety accountability measures, and reexamining the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, an initiative statute approved by the voters as Proposition 47 at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election.