Participation in a criminal street gang: enhanced sentence.
Existing law makes it a crime, punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony, to actively participate in a criminal street gang with knowledge that its members engage in, or have engaged in, a pattern of criminal gang activity and to actively promote, further, or assist in felonious criminal conduct by members of that gang. Existing law provides for an enhanced sentence, as specified, for a person who is convicted of a crime committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal street gang with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in criminal conduct by the gang members. Existing law defines "pattern of criminal gang activity" for this purpose as the commission of, attempted commission of, conspiracy to commit, or solicitation of, sustained juvenile petition for, or conviction of 2 or more of a list of specified offenses, provided at least one of these offenses occurred after the effective date of these provisions and the last of those offenses occurred within 3 years after a prior offense, and the offenses were committed on separate occasions, or by 2 or more persons. Under existing law, the specified offenses to form a pattern of criminal gang activity include, among others, burglary, looting, felony vandalism, and various personal identity fraud crimes.
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20212022
AB 333
California AB 333 (20212022)
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Participation in a criminal street gang: enhanced sentence.
California AB 333 (20212022) — Participation in a criminal street gang: enhanced sentence.
Existing law makes it a crime, punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony, to actively participate in a criminal street gang with knowledge that its members engage in, or have engaged in, a pattern of criminal gang activity and to actively promote, further, or assist in felonious criminal conduct by members of that gang. Existing law provides for an enhanced sentence, as specified, for a person who is convicted of a crime committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal street gang with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in criminal conduct by the gang members. Existing law defines "pattern of criminal gang activity" for this purpose as the commission of, attempted commission of, conspiracy to commit, or solicitation of, sustained juvenile petition for, or conviction of 2 or more of a list of specified offenses, provided at least one of these offenses occurred after the effective date of these provisions and the last of those offenses occurred within 3 years after a prior offense, and the offenses were committed on separate occasions, or by 2 or more persons. Under existing law, the specified offenses to form a pattern of criminal gang activity include, among others, burglary, looting, felony vandalism, and various personal identity fraud crimes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 6–2 (pass) · lower
AB 333 Kamlager Concurrence in Senate Amendments By WEBER, A. — 41–30 (pass) · lower
AB 333 Kamlager Assembly Third Reading — 43–27 (pass) · lower
AB 333 Kamlager Assembly Third Reading By GRAY — 38–27 (fail) · lower
3rd Reading — 25–10 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Kamlager — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-01-27 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2021-01-28 From printer. May be heard in committee February 27.
2021-02-12 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2021-03-24 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-03-25 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2021-03-30 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-04-05 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2021-04-07 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 6). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-04-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-17 Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Gray.
2021-05-28 Reconsideration granted. (Page 1688.)
2021-05-28 Ordered to third reading.
2021-05-28 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1688.) amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-06-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 27. Page 1905.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-06-07 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-06-16 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR. referral-committee
2021-07-12 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 6). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2021-07-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-08-16 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2021-08-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 26). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-09-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 10. Page 2284.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-09-01 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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