Bill Commons

CA AB 1941

enacted

Organized metal theft.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1941 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1941 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 838, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1941 about?

Existing law makes a person who is a dealer in or collector of junk, metals, or secondhand materials, or their agent, employee, or representative, who buys or receives any wire, cable, copper, lead, solder, mercury, iron, or brass that the person knows or reasonably should know is used by or belongs to specified entities, including a railroad, certain utility companies, or a public entity engaged in furnishing public utility service, without using due diligence to ascertain that the person selling or delivering that material has a legal right to do so, guilty of criminally receiving that property and, in addition to imprisonment, makes that act punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000. This bill would prohibit organized metal theft, described as acting in concert with one or more persons to steal metal materials from one or more of specified materials and items with the intent to sell, exchange, or return those metal materials for value, acting in concert with 2 or more persons to receive, purchase, or possess those metal materials knowing or believing it to have been stolen, acting as an agent of another to steal those metal materials as part of an organized plan to commit theft, or recruiting, coordinating, organizing, supervising, directing, managing, or financing another to undertake acts of theft of metal. The bill would make a violation of organized metal theft punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony. The bill would make related findings and declarations and state the intent of the Legislature. By creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA AB 1941?

Mark González is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1941, joined by 22 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law makes a person who is a dealer in or collector of junk, metals, or secondhand materials, or their agent, employee, or representative, who buys or receives any wire, cable, copper, lead, solder, mercury, iron, or brass that the person knows or reasonably should know is used by or belongs to specified entities, including a railroad, certain utility companies, or a public entity engaged in furnishing public utility service, without using due diligence to ascertain that the person selling or delivering that material has a legal right to do so, guilty of criminally receiving that property and, in addition to imprisonment, makes that act punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000. This bill would prohibit organized metal theft, described as acting in concert with one or more persons to steal metal materials from one or more of specified materials and items with the intent to sell, exchange, or return those metal materials for value, acting in concert with 2 or more persons to receive, purchase, or possess those metal materials knowing or believing it to have been stolen, acting as an agent of another to steal those metal materials as part of an organized plan to commit theft, or recruiting, coordinating, organizing, supervising, directing, managing, or financing another to undertake acts of theft of metal. The bill would make a violation of organized metal theft punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony. The bill would make related findings and declarations and state the intent of the Legislature. By creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
2026-03-25
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 838, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Mark Gonzálezauthor
  • Solacheprincipal coauthor
  • Rubioprincipal coauthor
  • Ahrenscoauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Castillocoauthor
  • Daviescoauthor
  • Elliscoauthor
  • Haneycoauthor
  • Hoovercoauthor
  • Macedocoauthor
  • Patelcoauthor
  • Sanchezcoauthor
  • Schiavocoauthor
  • Tacoauthor
  • Walliscoauthor
  • Alvarado-Gilcoauthor
  • Archuletacoauthor
  • Hurtadocoauthor
  • Niellocoauthor
  • Ochoa Boghcoauthor
  • Pérezcoauthor
  • Valladarescoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 838, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-31

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.).

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  5. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6454.).

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  6. 2026-08-24

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-18

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  12. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  13. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  14. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2026-06-04

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  16. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  17. 2026-05-22

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  18. 2026-05-22

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5260.)

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  19. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  21. 2026-04-15

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  22. 2026-04-06

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. 2026-03-26

    Read second time and amended.

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  24. 2026-03-25

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 24).

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  25. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  26. 2026-02-14

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  27. 2026-02-13

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/13/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-13Compare
  • 03/26/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-26Compare
  • 06/04/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-04Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-18Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-27Compare
  • 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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  • AB1941Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-03-24 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Haney: other

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • AB 1941 Mark González Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-22 · pass · 71-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Arambula: other
    • Gabriel: other
    • Chen: other
    • Hart: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Ta: other
    • Wicks: other
    • Bonta: other
    • Kalra: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cortese: yes

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