CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1338Introduced by Senator UmbergFebruary 18, 2022 An act relating to theft. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1338, as introduced, Umberg. Retail theft.Existing law, until January 1, 2026, makes it a misdemeanor to commit organized retail theft. Existing law defines organized retail theft to include, among other acts, acting as an agent of another individual or group of individuals to steal merchandise from one or more merchants premises or online marketplaces as part of an organized plan to commit theft. Under existing law, acts of organized retail theft that are committed on 2 or more separate occasions within a 12-month period and that have an aggregate value that exceeds $950 are punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce the amount of retail theft.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce the amount of retail theft. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1338Introduced by Senator UmbergFebruary 18, 2022 An act relating to theft. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1338, as introduced, Umberg. Retail theft.Existing law, until January 1, 2026, makes it a misdemeanor to commit organized retail theft. Existing law defines organized retail theft to include, among other acts, acting as an agent of another individual or group of individuals to steal merchandise from one or more merchants premises or online marketplaces as part of an organized plan to commit theft. Under existing law, acts of organized retail theft that are committed on 2 or more separate occasions within a 12-month period and that have an aggregate value that exceeds $950 are punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce the amount of retail theft.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1338 Introduced by Senator UmbergFebruary 18, 2022 Introduced by Senator Umberg February 18, 2022 An act relating to theft. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1338, as introduced, Umberg. Retail theft. Existing law, until January 1, 2026, makes it a misdemeanor to commit organized retail theft. Existing law defines organized retail theft to include, among other acts, acting as an agent of another individual or group of individuals to steal merchandise from one or more merchants premises or online marketplaces as part of an organized plan to commit theft. Under existing law, acts of organized retail theft that are committed on 2 or more separate occasions within a 12-month period and that have an aggregate value that exceeds $950 are punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce the amount of retail theft. Existing law, until January 1, 2026, makes it a misdemeanor to commit organized retail theft. Existing law defines organized retail theft to include, among other acts, acting as an agent of another individual or group of individuals to steal merchandise from one or more merchants premises or online marketplaces as part of an organized plan to commit theft. Under existing law, acts of organized retail theft that are committed on 2 or more separate occasions within a 12-month period and that have an aggregate value that exceeds $950 are punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce the amount of retail theft. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce the amount of retail theft. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce the amount of retail theft. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce the amount of retail theft. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce the amount of retail theft. ### SECTION 1.