CaliforniaBill would let POST suspend or revoke officers for intentional theft
The bill would let California’s peace officer standards commission suspend or revoke an officer’s certification for intentional theft committed under official authority.
What it does
POST could suspend or revoke an officer’s certification for theft committed under official authority, if the officer meant to permanently keep the property. Errors or oversight do not qualify.
Argument forThe commission could suspend or revoke an officer’s certification for intentional theft under official authority, helping protect property owners from abuse of that power.
Argument againstOfficers could lose their certification for intentional theft based on the commission’s decision, even when the theft did not involve force.
More detail
POST could suspend or revoke a peace officer’s certification for theft committed under color of authority. This applies to peace officers who commit theft while using their official authority. The officer must have intended to permanently deprive the owner of the property. The conduct cannot result from mere negligence, administrative oversight, or a good-faith error in handling evidence.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 20Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom.Latest
- Sep 10Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 31
- Vote recorded AB 2337 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 30Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6937.).Major
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2337 Lackey By Padilla. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 30In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 30Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 30Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 26Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 25Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 29From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 24From 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.Minor
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 10Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Jun 1In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 28Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5528.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 2337 Lackey Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 27Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 23Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 22From 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).Major
- Apr 21
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 9Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- Feb 19Read first time. To print.Introduced
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