Under existing law, obtaining by theft property with a value under $950 is petty theft, punishable as a misdemeanor, and obtaining by theft property with a value over $950 is grand theft, punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. Existing law authorizes a fine of $1,000 for a misdemeanor or $10,000 for a felony, upon conviction for a crime punishable by imprisonment for which a fine is not prescribed. Existing law requires the proceeds of a fine imposed for a grand theft involving agricultural property, as specified, in counties participating in the Rural Crime Prevention Program to be allocated by the Controller, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Central Valley Rural Crime Prevention Program or the Central Coast Rural Crime Prevention Program.
California SB 903 (20192020) — Grand theft: agricultural equipment.
Under existing law, obtaining by theft property with a value under $950 is petty theft, punishable as a misdemeanor, and obtaining by theft property with a value over $950 is grand theft, punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. Existing law authorizes a fine of $1,000 for a misdemeanor or $10,000 for a felony, upon conviction for a crime punishable by imprisonment for which a fine is not prescribed. Existing law requires the proceeds of a fine imposed for a grand theft involving agricultural property, as specified, in counties participating in the Rural Crime Prevention Program to be allocated by the Controller, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Central Valley Rural Crime Prevention Program or the Central Coast Rural Crime Prevention Program.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
SB 903 Grove Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Grove — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-01-30 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2020-01-31 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.
2020-02-12 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2020-03-04 Set for hearing March 24.
2020-03-18 March 24 hearing postponed by committee.
2020-05-12 Set for hearing May 20.
2020-05-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3568.) (May 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-05-26 Set for hearing June 1.
2020-06-02 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2020-06-03 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2020-06-11 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3684.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-06-11 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2020-06-18 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2020-07-27 August 3 hearing postponed by committee.
2020-08-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-08-11 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-08-12 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-30 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5279.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-30 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2020-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2020-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2020-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 232, Statutes of 2020.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5ac6c0f7-62ef-4ded-802e-fa1f43777e0f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).