Bill Text: CA AB931 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-06-29 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage. [AB931 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB931-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 931

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Introduced by Assembly Member Villapudua

February 17, 2021

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An act to amend Section 639 of the Penal Code, relating to bribery.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 931, as introduced, Villapudua. Bribery.

Existing law makes it a crime to give, offer, or agree to give to any director, officer, or employee of a financial institution any emolument, gratuity, or reward, or any money, property, or thing of value for their own personal benefit or of personal advantage, for procuring or endeavoring to procure for any person a loan or extension of credit from that financial institution.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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.

 Section 639 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

639.

 (a) Every person who gives, offers, or agrees to give to any director, officer, or employee of a financial institution any emolument, gratuity, or reward, or any money, property, or thing of value for his their own personal benefit or of personal advantage, for procuring or endeavoring to procure for any person a loan or extension of credit from such that financial institution is guilty of a felony.

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(b) As used in this section and Section 639a, “financial institution” means any person or persons engaged in the business of making loans or extending credit or procuring the making of loans or extension of credit, including, but not limited to, state and federal banks, savings and loan associations, trust companies, industrial loan companies, personal property brokers, consumer finance lenders, commercial finance lenders, credit unions, escrow companies, title insurance companies, insurance companies, small business investment companies, pawnbrokers, and retirement funds.

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(c) As used in this section and Section 639a the word “person” includes any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind.