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CA AB 312

enacted

Agricultural theft prevention: retention and sale of agricultural commodity: holding and deposit of proceeds.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 312 pass?

Yes. CA AB 312 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 262, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 312 about?

Existing law authorizes, upon reasonable belief that a person is in unlawful possession of an agricultural commodity, as specified, the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, a county agricultural commissioner, or any peace officer to hold or seize the commodity and requires the commodity to be turned over to the custody of the commissioner. Existing law authorizes the commissioner if, for any reason, the commodity is not released to the rightful owner after being in the custody of the commissioner, as specified, to sell the commodity and hold all of the proceeds derived from the sale of the commodity for a period of not less than 6 months, during which time the lawful owner of the commodity may submit satisfactory proof of ownership and obtain possession of the proceeds. Existing law requires if, after retention of the proceeds for a period of at least 6 months, no demand is made or if proof of ownership is not supplied, the commissioner to deposit the proceeds of the sale of the commodity into the general fund of the county. This bill would require the commissioner to hold the proceeds of the sale of a commodity for at least 3 months, rather than 6 months, before depositing them into the general fund of the county.

Who sponsors CA AB 312?

Alanis is the primary sponsor of CA AB 312.

Description

Existing law authorizes, upon reasonable belief that a person is in unlawful possession of an agricultural commodity, as specified, the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, a county agricultural commissioner, or any peace officer to hold or seize the commodity and requires the commodity to be turned over to the custody of the commissioner. Existing law authorizes the commissioner if, for any reason, the commodity is not released to the rightful owner after being in the custody of the commissioner, as specified, to sell the commodity and hold all of the proceeds derived from the sale of the commodity for a period of not less than 6 months, during which time the lawful owner of the commodity may submit satisfactory proof of ownership and obtain possession of the proceeds. Existing law requires if, after retention of the proceeds for a period of at least 6 months, no demand is made or if proof of ownership is not supplied, the commissioner to deposit the proceeds of the sale of the commodity into the general fund of the county. This bill would require the commissioner to hold the proceeds of the sale of a commodity for at least 3 months, rather than 6 months, before depositing them into the general fund of the county.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 262, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Alanisauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-18

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 262, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-18

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-03

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

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  4. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-08-26

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

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  6. 2026-07-01

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. 2026-06-30

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30).

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  8. 2025-06-12

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

  9. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Com. on AGRI.

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  10. 2025-04-02

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

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  11. 2025-04-01

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.)

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  12. 2025-04-01

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 960.)

  13. 2025-03-28

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2025-03-27

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 26).

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  15. 2025-02-24

    Referred to Com. on AGRI.

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  16. 2025-01-24

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.

  17. 2025-01-23

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

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Votes

  • Do pass.

    2025-03-26 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Connolly: other

  • AB 312 Alanis Assembly Third Reading

    2025-04-01 · pass · 75-0

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

  • Do pass

    2026-06-30 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Padilla: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB312

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