Law enforcement: vehicle burglary and theft task forces.
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AB 308 — Law enforcement: vehicle burglary and theft task forces.
Last action — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Existing law defines the crime of burglary to include entering a vehicle when the doors are locked with the intent to commit grand or petit larceny or a felony. Existing law makes the burglary of a vehicle punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. Existing law prohibits the theft of a vehicle, as specified. Existing law makes the theft of a vehicle punishable as a misdemeanor or felony. This bill would require the Board of State and Community Corrections to administer grants to law enforcement agencies that participate in regional vehicle burglary and theft reduction joint task forces. The bill would make law enforcement agencies in specified counties eligible to participate in the regional task forces. The bill would require participating law enforcement agencies in each region to form a joint task force coordination council consisting of a representative of the Department of the California Highway Patrol and the sheriff or chief of police, or their representatives, of each participating law enforcement agency. The bill would require the board to distribute funding to the task forces, and require those funds to be expended with the goal of reducing vehicle burglary and theft, identifying suspects engaged in vehicle burglary and theft, identifying interregional movement of vehicle burglary and theft offenders, coordinating joint vehicle burglary and theft enforcement efforts, and promoting law enforcement training and best practices to reduce the incidence of vehicle burglary and theft. The bill would additionally require the lead agency of each task force to report to the board specified information relating to the crimes of vehicle burglary and theft in the jurisdictions participating in the task force. The bill would require the board to compile those statistics and, on or after January 1 of the year subsequent to the receipt of those reports, and annually thereafter, to report this information to the Legislature and the Governor and post the information on the board's internet website. The bill would require these provisions to be implemented only to the extent that funding is appropriated for these purposes, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Riverside, and Ventura, and the City and County of San Francisco.
Bill Text
- Amended 03/25/21 - Amended Assembly Current pdf March 25, 2021
- Amended 02/18/21 - Amended Assembly pdf February 18, 2021
- Introduced 01/25/21 - Introduced pdf January 25, 2021
- AB308 View text html
Action History
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From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
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In committee: Held under submission.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Read second time and amended.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 23).
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Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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From printer. May be heard in committee February 25.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Phillip Chen · Primary
- Steven S. Choi · Cosponsor
- Tom Lackey · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Nguyen · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Chen, Phillip Republican
Co-sponsors (3)
- Choi, Steven S. Republican
- Lackey, Tom Republican
- Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic
Not signed on (118)
118 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 118 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Villapudua | — | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Schiavo, Pilar | Democratic | Yea |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 308 do?
- Existing law defines the crime of burglary to include entering a vehicle when the doors are locked with the intent to commit grand or petit larceny or a felony. Existing law makes the burglary of a vehicle punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. Existing law prohibits the theft of a vehicle, as specified. Existing law makes the theft of a vehicle punishable as a misdemeanor or felony. This bill would require the Board of State and Community Corrections to administer grants to law enforcement agencies that participate in regional vehicle burglary and theft reduction joint task forces. The bill would make law enforcement agencies in specified counties eligible to participate in the regional task forces. The bill would require participating law enforcement agencies in each region to form a joint task force coordination council consisting of a representative of the Department of the California Highway Patrol and the sheriff or chief of police, or their representatives, of each participating law enforcement agency. The bill would require the board to distribute funding to the task forces, and require those funds to be expended with the goal of reducing vehicle burglary and theft, identifying suspects engaged in vehicle burglary and theft, identifying interregional movement of vehicle burglary and theft offenders, coordinating joint vehicle burglary and theft enforcement efforts, and promoting law enforcement training and best practices to reduce the incidence of vehicle burglary and theft. The bill would additionally require the lead agency of each task force to report to the board specified information relating to the crimes of vehicle burglary and theft in the jurisdictions participating in the task force. The bill would require the board to compile those statistics and, on or after January 1 of the year subsequent to the receipt of those reports, and annually thereafter, to report this information to the Legislature and the Governor and post the information on the board's internet website. The bill would require these provisions to be implemented only to the extent that funding is appropriated for these purposes, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Riverside, and Ventura, and the City and County of San Francisco.
- Who sponsors AB 308?
- AB 308 is sponsored by Chen, Phillip (Republican), Choi, Steven S. (Republican), Lackey, Tom (Republican), and Nguyen, Stephanie (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 308?
- This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track AB 308?
- Track AB 308 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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