Bill Commons

CA AB 2337

vetoed

Peace officers: theft.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2337 pass?

No. CA AB 2337 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 2337 about?

Existing law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to set minimum standards for the recruitment and training of peace officers and to develop training courses and curriculum. Existing law authorizes POST to suspend or revoke the certification of a peace officer if the peace officer has engaged in any serious misconduct, as specified. Existing law requires POST to adopt by regulation a definition of "serious misconduct" that serves as the criteria to be considered for ineligibility for, or revocation of, certification, as provided. This bill would additionally authorize POST to suspend or revoke the certification of a peace officer who commits specified theft under color of authority, where the peace officer acted with specific intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 13510.8 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 1896 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1896 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Who sponsors CA AB 2337?

Lackey is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2337.

Description

Existing law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to set minimum standards for the recruitment and training of peace officers and to develop training courses and curriculum. Existing law authorizes POST to suspend or revoke the certification of a peace officer if the peace officer has engaged in any serious misconduct, as specified. Existing law requires POST to adopt by regulation a definition of "serious misconduct" that serves as the criteria to be considered for ineligibility for, or revocation of, certification, as provided. This bill would additionally authorize POST to suspend or revoke the certification of a peace officer who commits specified theft under color of authority, where the peace officer acted with specific intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 13510.8 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 1896 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1896 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Introduced
2026-04-22
Latest action
2026-09-20 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lackeyauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-20

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-10

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-30

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  4. 2026-08-30

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

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  5. 2026-08-30

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  6. 2026-08-30

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-30

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-30

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6937.).

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  9. 2026-08-26

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-25

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  13. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  14. 2026-06-29

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

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  15. 2026-06-24

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

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  16. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  17. 2026-06-01

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

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  18. 2026-05-28

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5528.)

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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. 2026-05-06

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

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  22. 2026-04-27

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. 2026-04-23

    Read second time and amended.

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  24. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).

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  25. 2026-04-09

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  26. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  27. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  28. 2026-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-23Compare
  • 06/29/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-29Compare
  • 08/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-25Compare
  • 09/03/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-03Compare
  • AB2337Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-21 · pass · 9-0

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

  • 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 2337 Lackey Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-28 · pass · 77-0

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

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    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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