CA SB 1266
withdrawnCrimes: theft.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Existing law, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, enacted by Proposition 47, as approved by the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election, requires the theft of property that does not exceed $950 to be punished as a misdemeanor, except as specified. Proposition 47 authorizes amendment of its provisions by a 23 vote of the Members of each house of the Legislature so long as the amendments are consistent with and further the intent of the act. Under existing law, it is grand theft to steal, take, or carry away copper materials of another valued at more than $950. This bill would amend Proposition 47 to require, for the purposes of this provision, value to be calculated as the cost to the victim to repair and replace the stolen materials, including equipment that was damaged or destroyed by the stealing, taking, or carrying away, as specified. Because this bill would expand the scope of a crime, this 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
- 2026-02-19
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-07-02 — Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Sternauthor
- Mark Gonzálezcoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-19
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2026-02-20
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-03-04
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and G.O.
referral-committee
2026-03-10
Set for hearing April 8.
2026-03-25
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
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2026-03-26
April 8 hearing postponed by committee.
2026-03-26
Withdrawn from committee.
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2026-03-26
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-04-08
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3984.) (April 21).
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2026-04-23
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-05-04
Set for hearing May 11.
2026-05-11
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-05-12
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-18
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4271.) (May 14).
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2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-28
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4523.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-28
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-06-04
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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2026-06-23
June 23 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 30).
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2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Versions
Documents
Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Arreguín: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: yes
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-11 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
Do pass as amended
2026-05-14 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: other
- Seyarto: other
3rd Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Blakespear: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Stern: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: yes
- Jones: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Grove: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Allen: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Niello: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Limón: yes
- Ashby: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Becker: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Dahle: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Mark González: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Sharp-Collins: other
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