Stanislaus News

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Juan Alanis announced today that his bill, aimed at providing additional resources and equipment to jurisdictions identified with high levels of cargo theft through the California Organized Retail Crime Task Force, was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. The bill took immediate effect upon the Governor’s signature.

“I’m proud of the work my team and I have done to build consensus around a solution to an issue that has continued to decimate our communities,” said Assemblymember Alanis. “As part of the larger bipartisan legislative retail theft package, AB 1972 moves the needle toward protecting our businesses and the critical shipping routes they depend on.”

AB 1972 was signed alongside other retail theft package bills, including:

- AB 1779 (Irwin)

- AB 1802 (Jones-Sawyer)

- AB 2943 (Zbur)

- AB 3209 (Berman)

- SB 905 (Wiener)

- SB 982 (Wahab)

- SB 1144 (Skinner)

- SB 1242 (Min)

- SB 1416 (Newman)

“I made a promise on my first day in office to find common ground on the issue of retail theft and property crimes,” added Assemblymember Alanis. “I am proud to have delivered on that promise, proud to have earned the trust of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle here in Sacramento, and proud the Governor signed my bill into law with this comprehensive package.”

AB 1972 is the second bill authored by Assemblymember Alanis to be signed into law this year and it is his seventh bill signed since entering office.

Assemblymember Juan Alanis represents the 22nd Assembly District, which includes Modesto, Turlock, Ceres, Denair, Patterson, Gustine, Newman, Hilmar, Ballico, Snelling, Keyes, Grayson, Crows Landing, Diablo Grande, Stevinson & Empire.