California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 201 — Vehicles: illegal taxicabs.

Last action — Stricken from Senate file.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

(1) Existing law requires a magistrate, who is presented with the affidavit of a peace officer or a designated local transportation officer establishing reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle, described by vehicle type and license number, is being operated as a taxicab or other passenger vehicle for hire in violation of the licensing requirements adopted by a local authority, to issue a warrant or order authorizing any peace officer to immediately seize and cause the removal of the vehicle for a period of impoundment not to exceed 30 days. Existing law also requires the impounding agency to release the vehicle to the registered or legal owner or his or her agent prior to the end of the period of impoundment and without the permission of the magistrate authorizing the seizure of the vehicle if specified conditions are met and prohibits the legal owner or his or her agent from releasing the vehicle to the registered owner until the termination of the impoundment period. Existing law also specifies when the registered or legal owner or his or her agent is responsible for paying all towing and storage charges or fees. This bill would revise the conditions by which the impounded vehicle is required to be released to the legal owner or the legal owner's agent prior to the end of the impoundment period and without the permission of the magistrate authorizing the seizure of the vehicle. The bill would also establish monetary transaction requirements for a person operating or in charge of a storage facility, including accepting a valid bank credit card or cash for payment of towing, storage, and related fees by a legal or registered owner or the owner's agent claiming the vehicle. The bill would provide that the person operating or in charge of a storage facility who violates these requirements is civilly liable to the owner of the vehicle or to the person who tendered the fees for 4 times the amount of the towing, storage, and related fees, but not to exceed $500. This bill would make a legal owner who, knowingly releases or causes the release of a vehicle to a registered owner or the person in possession of the vehicle at the time of the impound or an agent of the registered owner prior to the termination of the impoundment period subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $1,250. (2) This bill would also incorporate additional changes in Section 21100.4 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 515, that would become operative only if AB 515 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2010, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Stricken from Senate file.

  2. In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled. To Governor at 1 p.m.

  5. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 21. Noes 16. Page 2379.) To enrollment.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 49. Noes 28. Page 3110.) To Senate.

  8. Read third time. Amended. (Ayes 43. Noes 28. Page 3041.) To third reading.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. (Heard in committee on June 29.)

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 5.)

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  13. To Com. on TRANS.

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 1002.) To Assembly.

  16. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4. Page 875.)

  18. Set for hearing May 12.

  19. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  20. Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  21. Set for hearing April 14.

  22. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  23. Set for hearing March 31.

  24. To Com. on T. & H.

  25. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 26.

  26. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Oropeza · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Oropeza

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

Unfinished Business SB201 Oropeza

Passed 21 Yea · 17 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201602
Republican 0100
Democratic 1001
Total 211703
% of votes cast 51%41%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
McLeod — Nay
Negrete — Nay
Runner — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 201 Oropeza Senate Third Reading By FURUTANI

Passed 58 Yea · 30 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 542803
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 583003
% of votes cast 64%33%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Conway — Nay
Tom — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Bill — Not Voting
Duvall — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hall — Yea
Bass — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Cook — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 201 Oropeza Senate Third Reading By FURUTANI Amend By FURUTANI Set #1

Passed 50 Yea · 30 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4628011
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 5030011
% of votes cast 55%33%0%12%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Adams — Nay
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Tom — Not Voting
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Davis — Not Voting
Galgiani — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Krekorian — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Nay
Ammiano — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12400
Republican 0100
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Miller — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Conway — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Eng — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay

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Senate 3rd Reading SB201 Oropeza

Passed 22 Yea · 14 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191304
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 221404
% of votes cast 55%35%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Runner — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Negrete — Not Voting
McLeod — Not Voting
Pavley — Not Voting
Wolk — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 6400
Total 7400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Harman — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Huff — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 201 do?
(1) Existing law requires a magistrate, who is presented with the affidavit of a peace officer or a designated local transportation officer establishing reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle, described by vehicle type and license number, is being operated as a taxicab or other passenger vehicle for hire in violation of the licensing requirements adopted by a local authority, to issue a warrant or order authorizing any peace officer to immediately seize and cause the removal of the vehicle for a period of impoundment not to exceed 30 days. Existing law also requires the impounding agency to release the vehicle to the registered or legal owner or his or her agent prior to the end of the period of impoundment and without the permission of the magistrate authorizing the seizure of the vehicle if specified conditions are met and prohibits the legal owner or his or her agent from releasing the vehicle to the registered owner until the termination of the impoundment period. Existing law also specifies when the registered or legal owner or his or her agent is responsible for paying all towing and storage charges or fees. This bill would revise the conditions by which the impounded vehicle is required to be released to the legal owner or the legal owner's agent prior to the end of the impoundment period and without the permission of the magistrate authorizing the seizure of the vehicle. The bill would also establish monetary transaction requirements for a person operating or in charge of a storage facility, including accepting a valid bank credit card or cash for payment of towing, storage, and related fees by a legal or registered owner or the owner's agent claiming the vehicle. The bill would provide that the person operating or in charge of a storage facility who violates these requirements is civilly liable to the owner of the vehicle or to the person who tendered the fees for 4 times the amount of the towing, storage, and related fees, but not to exceed $500. This bill would make a legal owner who, knowingly releases or causes the release of a vehicle to a registered owner or the person in possession of the vehicle at the time of the impound or an agent of the registered owner prior to the termination of the impoundment period subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $1,250. (2) This bill would also incorporate additional changes in Section 21100.4 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 515, that would become operative only if AB 515 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2010, and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors SB 201?
SB 201 is sponsored by Oropeza.
What is the current status of SB 201?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 SB 201?
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