BILL NUMBER: AB 2298INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Achadjian and Ma FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act relating to theft. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2298, as introduced, Achadjian. Theft: scrap metal and alloys. Existing law defines and proscribes various forms of theft, including grand theft. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to specifically proscribe the theft of ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals and metal alloys. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that will specifically proscribe the theft of ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals and metal alloys.