California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 238 — Motor vehicle conditional sale contracts.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 526, Statutes of 2011.

  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 03, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • 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

The Rees-Levering Motor Vehicle Sales and Finance Act regulates motor vehicle conditional sale contracts, and, among other things, requires a person selling or leasing a motor vehicle under a conditional sale contract to disclose certain information to a buyer. A violation of those disclosure requirements makes a conditional sale contract unenforceable, except as specified. This bill would provide that a conditional sale contract shall not be made unenforceable solely for a violation of provisions requiring the disclosure of certain fees paid to public officials, including vehicle license fees, registration fees, and California tire fees. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 526, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3216.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (September 9).

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 50. Noes 28. Page 3193.)

  7. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 2438.).

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (September 7).

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

  13. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 2226.)

  14. Pursuant to Joint Rule 33.1, Joint Rule 61(a)(12) suspended. (Page 2225.)

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

  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 1047.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  21. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 12).

  22. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  25. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  26. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Fuller · Cosponsor
  • Huber · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Huber

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Fuller

Not signed on (120)

120 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

AB 238 HUBER Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76001
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gordon — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Huber — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Allen — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Conway — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

amendments be concurred in.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Republican 1000
Total 8002
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Atkins — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB238 Huber By Fuller Urgency Clause

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Republican 0001
Democratic 1001
Total 33007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Corbett — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Simitian — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Alquist — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 4001
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Harman — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Not Voting

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AB 238 HUBER Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 68 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 630011
Democratic 3000
Total 680011
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Logue — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Williams — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Jeffries — Not Voting
Monning — Not Voting
Olsen — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Republican 1000
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Huber — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 238 do?
The Rees-Levering Motor Vehicle Sales and Finance Act regulates motor vehicle conditional sale contracts, and, among other things, requires a person selling or leasing a motor vehicle under a conditional sale contract to disclose certain information to a buyer. A violation of those disclosure requirements makes a conditional sale contract unenforceable, except as specified. This bill would provide that a conditional sale contract shall not be made unenforceable solely for a violation of provisions requiring the disclosure of certain fees paid to public officials, including vehicle license fees, registration fees, and California tire fees. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 238?
AB 238 is sponsored by Fuller and Huber.
What is the current status of AB 238?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 238?
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