California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 195 — Vehicle License Fee Law (VLF): state parks fee.

Last action — Died on Senate third reading file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The Vehicle License Fee (VLF) Law establishes, in lieu of any ad valorem property tax upon vehicles, an annual license fee for any vehicle subject to registration in this state. Under the California Constitution and existing law, the fees are deposited into the Vehicle License Fee Account of the Local Revenue Fund in the State Treasury for allocation to cities, counties, and cities and counties. This bill would additionally impose an annual surcharge in the amount of $15 on every vehicle subject to the VLF to sustain the operation and maintenance of the state park system, among other things. The bill would create the State Parks Access Fund in the State Treasury and would require that the $15 surcharge be deposited in this fund to be used for specified purposes by the Department of Parks and Recreation upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would also require the department to provide free vehicle access to units of the state park system to those vehicles subject to the fee. The bill would define "free vehicle access" to mean free vehicle day use at all state parks, except as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on Senate third reading file.

  2. Read second time. To third reading.

  3. To second reading.

  4. From inactive file.

  5. To inactive file on motion of Senator Ducheny.

  6. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1490.)

  7. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Ducheny.

  8. Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 1489.)

  9. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 23. Noes 13.) (June 26).

  12. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  13. Read third time and amended.

  14. Read second time. To third reading.

  15. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.

  16. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 0. Page 1228.)

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.

  21. Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Budget

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Do pass.

Passed 24 Yea · 13 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221204
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241304
% of votes cast 59%32%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Yee — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Runner — Nay
Huff — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB195 Committee on BUDGET (Evans) Urgency Clause

Failed 22 Yea · 14 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201305
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 221405
% of votes cast 54%34%0%12%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Runner — Nay
Negrete — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB195 Committee on BUDGET (Evans) Reconsider

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35003
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 37004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 195 BUDGET Assembly Third Reading By EVANS

Passed 60 Yea · 0 Nay · 32 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 540030
Democratic 5000
Republican 1002
Total 600032
% of votes cast 65%0%0%35%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Bill — Not Voting
Berryhill — Not Voting
Tom — Not Voting
Berryhill — Not Voting
Fuller — Not Voting
Garrick — Not Voting
Hagman — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Gaines — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Harkey — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Knight — Not Voting
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Not Voting
Adams — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Cook — Not Voting
Emmerson — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 195 do?
The Vehicle License Fee (VLF) Law establishes, in lieu of any ad valorem property tax upon vehicles, an annual license fee for any vehicle subject to registration in this state. Under the California Constitution and existing law, the fees are deposited into the Vehicle License Fee Account of the Local Revenue Fund in the State Treasury for allocation to cities, counties, and cities and counties. This bill would additionally impose an annual surcharge in the amount of $15 on every vehicle subject to the VLF to sustain the operation and maintenance of the state park system, among other things. The bill would create the State Parks Access Fund in the State Treasury and would require that the $15 surcharge be deposited in this fund to be used for specified purposes by the Department of Parks and Recreation upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would also require the department to provide free vehicle access to units of the state park system to those vehicles subject to the fee. The bill would define "free vehicle access" to mean free vehicle day use at all state parks, except as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 195?
AB 195 is sponsored by Committee on Budget.
What is the current status of AB 195?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 195?
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