republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20092010/ab-1848.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motorcycle theft."
description: "This bill would provide, in addition, that it is a misdemeanor to (1) possess, give, or lend a device designed to bypass the factory-installed ignition of a motorcycle in order to start the engine of a motorcycle without a manufacturer's key, (2) possess, give, or lend a motorcycle ignition, or part thereof, with the intent to unlawfully take or drive, or to facilitate the unlawful taking or driving of, a motorcycle without the consent of the owner, or (3) possess, give, or lend any item of hardware, including, but not limited to, bolt cutters, electrical tape, wire cutters, wire strippers, or allen wrenches, with the intent to unlawfully take or drive, or to facilitate the unlawful taking or driving of, a motorcycle without the consent of the owner."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 1848"
citation: "California AB 1848 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motorcycle theft."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garrick"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2010-02-12"
last_action: "2010-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1be43c84-332b-4740-b5ba-a3f03de9e9e1"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1848"
source_hash: "f48e46ec5d2e73e7349afb2d1cd4798b6b7a3e4419e021db5d993d4570b99be1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 1848 (20092010) — Motorcycle theft.

This bill would provide, in addition, that it is a misdemeanor to (1) possess, give, or lend a device designed to bypass the factory-installed ignition of a motorcycle in order to start the engine of a motorcycle without a manufacturer's key, (2) possess, give, or lend a motorcycle ignition, or part thereof, with the intent to unlawfully take or drive, or to facilitate the unlawful taking or driving of, a motorcycle without the consent of the owner, or (3) possess, give, or lend any item of hardware, including, but not limited to, bolt cutters, electrical tape, wire cutters, wire strippers, or allen wrenches, with the intent to unlawfully take or drive, or to facilitate the unlawful taking or driving of, a motorcycle without the consent of the owner.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/12/10 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1848&version=20090AB184899INT)
2. **03/17/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1848&version=20090AB184898AMD)
3. **07/19/10 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1848&version=20090AB184896CHP)
4. **AB1848** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1848)
5. **07/02/10 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1848&version=20090AB184897ENR)

## Votes

- AB 1848 GARRICK Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #29 AB1848 Garrick — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Garrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-02-12** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2010-02-16** From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
- **2010-02-25** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-04-22** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4821.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-04-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2010-05-06** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-15** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 15). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-06-29** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2010-06-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-06-30** Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2010-07-01** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4202.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-07-01** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2010-07-07** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2010-07-19** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-19** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 120, Statutes of 2010.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1be43c84-332b-4740-b5ba-a3f03de9e9e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).