California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2477 — Vehicles: commercial vehicles: video event recorders.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 375, Statutes of 2012.

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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, 2012. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits any person, except as specified, from driving any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle that obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view through the windshield or side windows. Existing law exempts from this prohibition specified devices, including, among other things, a video event recorder, as defined, if the device conforms to certain mounting requirements, including that when a person is driving for hire as an employee in a vehicle with a video event recorder, the person's employer is required to provide unedited copies of the recordings upon the request of the employee or the employee's representative. Existing law requires the copies to be provided within 5 days of the request. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime. Existing federal regulations adopted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prohibit, among other things, the mounting of devices on top of the windshield. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is authorized, pursuant to federal law, to provide exemptions from these regulations and to renew that exemption for a temporary 2-year period. This bill would exempt from the prohibition against placing an object that obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view, as specified above, a video event recorder, as described, mounted in a commercial motor vehicle that meets specified requirements. The bill would provide that this exemption would become inoperative on the date that the Department of the California Highway Patrol determines is the expiration date of the temporary exemption granted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from that federal regulation or the date of the expiration of any subsequent exemption, as specified. The bill would provide that, notwithstanding this nonoperation, on the date when the Department of the California Highway Patrol determines is the effective date of federal regulations that allow the placement of video event recorders at the top of the windshield on commercial motor vehicles, the exemption provided by the bill would remain operative, or, if the federal temporary exemption lapsed, would become operative.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 375, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6055.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4481.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26).

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

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4986.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 16).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Read second time and amended.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 16).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  21. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  22. Read first time.

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

  24. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Garrick · Primary
  • Wyland · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Garrick

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Wyland

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2477 GARRICK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 74003
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hagman — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Campos — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Cook — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Conway — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB2477 Garrick By Wyland

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Harman — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Huff — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 2477 GARRICK Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 70 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1001
Unaffiliated 68009
Democratic 1000
Total 700010
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Carter — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Atkins — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Not Voting
Mansoor — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Davis — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13001
Total 13001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Bonilla — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Ma — Yea
Eng — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2477 do?
Existing law prohibits any person, except as specified, from driving any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle that obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view through the windshield or side windows. Existing law exempts from this prohibition specified devices, including, among other things, a video event recorder, as defined, if the device conforms to certain mounting requirements, including that when a person is driving for hire as an employee in a vehicle with a video event recorder, the person's employer is required to provide unedited copies of the recordings upon the request of the employee or the employee's representative. Existing law requires the copies to be provided within 5 days of the request. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime. Existing federal regulations adopted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prohibit, among other things, the mounting of devices on top of the windshield. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is authorized, pursuant to federal law, to provide exemptions from these regulations and to renew that exemption for a temporary 2-year period. This bill would exempt from the prohibition against placing an object that obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view, as specified above, a video event recorder, as described, mounted in a commercial motor vehicle that meets specified requirements. The bill would provide that this exemption would become inoperative on the date that the Department of the California Highway Patrol determines is the expiration date of the temporary exemption granted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from that federal regulation or the date of the expiration of any subsequent exemption, as specified. The bill would provide that, notwithstanding this nonoperation, on the date when the Department of the California Highway Patrol determines is the effective date of federal regulations that allow the placement of video event recorders at the top of the windshield on commercial motor vehicles, the exemption provided by the bill would remain operative, or, if the federal temporary exemption lapsed, would become operative.
Who sponsors AB 2477?
AB 2477 is sponsored by Garrick and Wyland.
What is the current status of AB 2477?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.
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