California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 498 — Vehicles: special interest license plates and decals: former American prisoners of war (POWs).

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 345, Statutes of 2010.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes private organizations, including veterans' organizations, to participate in special interest license plate programs in which the Department of Motor Vehicles issues license plates with a participating organization's distinctive design or decal, and specifies the various fees concerning the issuance, renewal, registration, and replacement of damaged or unserviceable plates and decals. Existing law permits an eligible person who is a former American prisoner of war to apply for specially designed license plates for his or her vehicle that include distinctive lettering indicating "POW" and "Ex-Prisoner of War" and generally exempts that vehicle from registration and vehicle license fees (VLF) . This bill would additionally require the department, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans' service organizations, to design and make available for issuance a special environmental design license plate for former American prisoners of war who prefer not to have their former status as a "POW" or "Ex-Prisoner of War" identified by words or other markings or symbols. The bill would require specified design criteria for these special interest license plates.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 345, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6521.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4673.)

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 12).

  9. In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file.

  10. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 15).

  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  12. Referred to Com. on T. & H.

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

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 3889.)

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 21).

  18. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (January 11).

  19. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3746.)

  20. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on TRANS. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (January 7).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on RULES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on V.A. Read second time and amended.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on V.A. Read second time and amended.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

  27. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on V.A. Read second time and amended.

  28. Referred to Coms. on V.A. and H. & C.D.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hayashi · Primary
  • Lieu · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hayashi

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Lieu

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 498 HAYASHI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83001
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 89001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB498 Hayashi By Denham

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Florez — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Cogdill — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Huff — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea

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AB 498 HAYASHI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 81 Yea · 2 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 75207
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 81207
% of votes cast 90%2%0%8%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Tom — Nay
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
DeVore — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Not Voting
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Conway — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Republican 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Bill — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Miller — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Eng — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Be referred to Committee on Transportation.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Fuller — Yea
Hall — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Silva — Yea
Adams — Yea
Swanson — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea

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Subjects

veterans transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 498 do?
Existing law authorizes private organizations, including veterans' organizations, to participate in special interest license plate programs in which the Department of Motor Vehicles issues license plates with a participating organization's distinctive design or decal, and specifies the various fees concerning the issuance, renewal, registration, and replacement of damaged or unserviceable plates and decals. Existing law permits an eligible person who is a former American prisoner of war to apply for specially designed license plates for his or her vehicle that include distinctive lettering indicating "POW" and "Ex-Prisoner of War" and generally exempts that vehicle from registration and vehicle license fees (VLF) . This bill would additionally require the department, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans' service organizations, to design and make available for issuance a special environmental design license plate for former American prisoners of war who prefer not to have their former status as a "POW" or "Ex-Prisoner of War" identified by words or other markings or symbols. The bill would require specified design criteria for these special interest license plates.
Who sponsors AB 498?
AB 498 is sponsored by Hayashi and Lieu.
What is the current status of AB 498?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2009. Enacted.
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