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type: "Bill"
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title: "Forfeiture: assets: controlled substances."
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description: "Existing law subjects certain property to forfeiture, such as controlled substances and equipment used to process controlled substances. Existing law allows peace officers, under specified circumstances, to seize property that is subject to forfeiture. Existing law authorizes specified public agencies to bring an action to recover expenses of seizing, eradicating, destroying, or taking remedial action with respect to any controlled substance. In a forfeiture action with regards to cash or negotiable instruments of a value of not less than $25,000, existing law requires the state or local agency to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the property is subject to forfeiture. Existing law requires seized property or the proceeds from the sale of that property to be distributed among specified entities. Existing law requires the Attorney General to publish an annual report on forfeiture within the state."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20152016"
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identifier: "SB 443"
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citation: "California SB 443 (20152016)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Forfeiture: assets: controlled substances."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mitchell"]
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version_count: 11
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2015-02-25"
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last_action: "2016-09-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23f1bdec-806e-4919-97d0-d8eb712f1734"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443"
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source_hash: "f02aeafa14adbfcca227f37f69b4cc0e0b26c5aee1777f53ce074c33cb4ad3ff"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California SB 443 (20152016) — Forfeiture: assets: controlled substances.
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Existing law subjects certain property to forfeiture, such as controlled substances and equipment used to process controlled substances. Existing law allows peace officers, under specified circumstances, to seize property that is subject to forfeiture. Existing law authorizes specified public agencies to bring an action to recover expenses of seizing, eradicating, destroying, or taking remedial action with respect to any controlled substance. In a forfeiture action with regards to cash or negotiable instruments of a value of not less than $25,000, existing law requires the state or local agency to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the property is subject to forfeiture. Existing law requires seized property or the proceeds from the sale of that property to be distributed among specified entities. Existing law requires the Attorney General to publish an annual report on forfeiture within the state.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/25/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443&version=20150SB44399INT)
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2. **04/06/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443&version=20150SB44398AMD)
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3. **06/01/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443&version=20150SB44393AMD)
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4. **06/02/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443&version=20150SB44397AMD)
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5. **07/16/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443&version=20150SB44396AMD)
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6. **08/04/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443&version=20150SB44392AMD)
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7. **09/01/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443&version=20150SB44395AMD)
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8. **09/04/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443&version=20150SB44394AMD)
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9. **09/29/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443&version=20150SB44390CHP)
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10. **SB443** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443)
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11. **08/26/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443&version=20150SB44391ENR)
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## Votes
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- Unfinished Business SB443 Mitchell Concurrence — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended. — **10–2** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended — **5–1** (pass) · upper
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- SB 443 Mitchell Senate Third Reading By HADLEY — **69–7** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading — **38–1** (pass) · upper
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- SB 443 Mitchell Senate Third Reading By HADLEY — **24–44** (fail) · lower
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- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Anderson — coauthor (person)
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- Cristina Garcia — principal coauthor (person)
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- Hadley — principal coauthor (person)
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- Jackson — coauthor (person)
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- Jones-Sawyer — coauthor (person)
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- Leno — principal coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-25** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2015-02-26** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.
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- **2015-03-05** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-06** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-04-09** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-14** Set for hearing April 21.
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- **2015-04-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 730.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2015-04-24** Set for hearing May 4.
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- **2015-05-04** May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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- **2015-05-23** Set for hearing May 28.
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- **2015-06-01** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1153.) (May 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2015-06-02** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-06-03** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 1298.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-06-04** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2015-06-18** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-07-15** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2015-07-16** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-08-19** August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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- **2015-08-31** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (August 27). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2015-09-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-09-02** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-09-04** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-09-04** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2015-09-10** Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 24. Noes 44. Page 2105.) `reading-3, failure, reading-1`
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- **2015-09-10** Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Hadley.
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- **2015-09-11** Reconsideration granted.
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- **2015-09-11** Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Holden.
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- **2016-05-23** Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Calderon.
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- **2016-05-24** From inactive file.
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- **2016-05-24** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2016-06-01** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2016-06-01** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2016-08-04** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2016-08-04** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2016-08-15** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 7. Page 5825.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2016-08-19** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2016-08-24** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5359.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
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- **2016-08-30** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
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- **2016-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2016-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 831, Statutes of 2016.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23f1bdec-806e-4919-97d0-d8eb712f1734`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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