SB 708 is sponsored by Jones, Brian W. (Republican).

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California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 708 — Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles: off-highway motorcycles: sanctioned event permit.

Last action September 22, 2024 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 446, Statutes of 2024.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on September 22, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Existing law authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation to issue to a nonresident of this state a special permit to operate an off-highway motor vehicle. Existing law requires the fee for this special permit to be not less than $20, as established by the department. This bill would require the department to issue a special permit to California residents to operate certain off-road motorcycles at sanctioned events, as defined. The bill would require the department to establish a fee for this permit, as specified.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/22/24 - Chaptered Current pdf September 22, 2024
Enrolled 08/30/24 - Enrolled pdf August 30, 2024
Amended 05/29/24 - Amended Assembly pdf May 29, 2024
Amended 03/29/23 - Amended Senate pdf March 29, 2023
Introduced 02/16/23 - Introduced pdf February 16, 2023
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Action History

September 22, 2024
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 446, Statutes of 2024.
September 22, 2024
Approved by the Governor.
September 04, 2024
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
August 28, 2024
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5611.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
August 27, 2024
Ordered to special consent calendar.
August 22, 2024
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
August 22, 2024
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 0. Page 6445.) Ordered to the Senate.
August 08, 2024
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 07, 2024
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 7).
July 02, 2024
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 11, 2024
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
May 29, 2024
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
June 06, 2023
June 6 hearing postponed by committee.
May 18, 2023
Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and TRANS.
May 11, 2023
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 11, 2023
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1054.) Ordered to the Assembly.
May 09, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
May 08, 2023
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
May 01, 2023
Set for hearing May 8.
April 26, 2023
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 904.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 03, 2023
Set for hearing April 25.
March 29, 2023
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
March 28, 2023
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 547.) (March 28).
March 07, 2023
Set for hearing March 28.
March 01, 2023
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and TRANS.
February 17, 2023
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
February 16, 2023
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Jones, Brian W. Republican

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent

August 28, 2024

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	0
Democratic	22	0	0	0
Republican	6	0	0	1
Total	39	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Roth	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Min	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Dodd	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Not Voting
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

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SB 708 Jones Senate Third Reading By Garcia

August 22, 2024

Passed 59 Yea · 0 Nay · 20 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	13	0	0	0
Democratic	31	0	0	16
Unaffiliated	15	0	0	4
Total	59	0	0	20
% of votes cast	75%	0%	0%	25%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Mathis	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
Villapudua	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Holden	—	Not Voting
McCarty	—	Not Voting
Low	—	Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia	—	Not Voting
Jim Patterson	—	Yea
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Not Voting
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Not Voting
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Not Voting
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Not Voting
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Not Voting
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Not Voting
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Not Voting
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Not Voting
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Not Voting
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

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Do pass.

August 07, 2024

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	0	0	0
Republican	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	1
Total	14	0	0	1
% of votes cast	93%	0%	0%	7%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Villapudua	—	Not Voting
Jim Patterson	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

July 01, 2024

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	10	0	0	0
Republican	4	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	15	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Ting	—	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]

June 11, 2024

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	8	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	3
Republican	3	0	0	0
Total	12	0	0	3
% of votes cast	80%	0%	0%	20%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Villapudua	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia	—	Not Voting
Luz Rivas	—	Not Voting
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Consent Calendar

May 11, 2023

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	0
Democratic	22	0	0	0
Republican	6	0	0	1
Total	39	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Roth	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Min	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Dodd	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Not Voting
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

April 25, 2023

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Total	16	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (16)

Member	Party	Vote
Dodd	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Transportation]

March 28, 2023

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	6	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	1
Total	10	0	0	1
% of votes cast	91%	0%	0%	9%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Eggman	—	Yea
Min	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Not Voting
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

transportation

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 708 do?: Existing law authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation to issue to a nonresident of this state a special permit to operate an off-highway motor vehicle. Existing law requires the fee for this special permit to be not less than $20, as established by the department. This bill would require the department to issue a special permit to California residents to operate certain off-road motorcycles at sanctioned events, as defined. The bill would require the department to establish a fee for this permit, as specified.
Who sponsors SB 708?: SB 708 is sponsored by Jones, Brian W. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 708?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2023. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 708
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 16, 2023
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Jones, Brian W.

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