Existing law authorizes the Governor to appoint and commission individuals designated by a railroad company to serve as police officers. Existing law, until January 1, 2026, requires the Department of the California Highway Patrol to coordinate with the Department of Justice to convene a regional property crimes task force to identify geographic areas experiencing increased levels of property crimes and assist local law enforcement with resources, such as personnel and equipment.
California AB 1972 (20232024) — Regional property crimes task force.
Existing law authorizes the Governor to appoint and commission individuals designated by a railroad company to serve as police officers. Existing law, until January 1, 2026, requires the Department of the California Highway Patrol to coordinate with the Department of Justice to convene a regional property crimes task force to identify geographic areas experiencing increased levels of property crimes and assist local law enforcement with resources, such as personnel and equipment.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, 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 — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Alanis — primary (person)
Alvarado-Gil — coauthor (person)
Bradford — coauthor (person)
Davies — coauthor (person)
Dixon — coauthor (person)
Hoover — coauthor (person)
Juan Carrillo — coauthor (person)
Lackey — coauthor (person)
Megan Dahle — coauthor (person)
Newman — coauthor (person)
Petrie-Norris — principal coauthor (person)
Rodriguez — coauthor (person)
Schiavo — coauthor (person)
Villapudua — coauthor (person)
Vince Fong — principal coauthor (person)
Wallis — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Zbur — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-01-30 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-01-31 From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
2024-02-12 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2024-03-11 Coauthors revised.
2024-04-10 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 9). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2024-04-11 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-04-15 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2024-04-24 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 24). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-02 From Consent Calendar.
2024-05-02 Ordered to third reading.
2024-05-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5506.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-22 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-29 Referred to Com. on PUB S. referral-committee
2024-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-06-19 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2024-06-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-06-26 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-06-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-08 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5008.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-08 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-08-12 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6269.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2024-08-16 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-08-16 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 167, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/229c595a-043c-424d-b12d-4b6ec4e026d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).