California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1550 — Vehicles: veterans' organizations license plates: fees.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398, 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 January 25, 2012. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues environmental and other specialized license plates, including veterans' organizations license plates. Veterans' organizations license plates are required to have a distinctive design or decal. The Department of Veterans Affairs may modify the plate design or decals, but is prohibited from issuing those plates or decals, as modified, until all existing plates or decals have been issued. This bill would authorize prescribed persons to apply for a special interest license plate that honors all veterans or veterans who served in a particular war or armed conflict. This bill would require the department to issue by July 1, 2013, decals for plates issued under this program that honor all veterans or veterans who served in a particular war or armed conflict to an applicant, to make available to an applicant, upon request, in lieu of this decal, a "yellow ribbons/support our troops" decal, and to eliminate from inventory any decals for which the department determines that demand is insufficient to maintain that inventory in a cost-effective manner. These special interest license plates are subject to fees for issuance, renewal, or personalization that are additional to those required for nonspecialized license plates. Existing law requires that the revenue from those additional fees, less the DMV's costs, be deposited in the Veterans Service Office Fund. Existing law requires money in the Veterans Service Office Fund to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for allocation and disbursement to counties for the operation of county veterans service offices. This bill would increase the amount of those additional fees.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398, 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 72. Noes 1. Page 6054.).

  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 4482.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25).

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. 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.

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

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 3. Page 4340.)

  16. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  18. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 28).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 19).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  24. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee February 25.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Bonilla · Primary
  • Strickland · Cosponsor
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Jeffries · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Yamada · Cosponsor
  • Travis Allen · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bonilla

Co-sponsors (7)

  • Alquist
  • Strickland
  • Huffman
  • Jeffries
  • Williams
  • Yamada
  • Travis Allen

Not signed on (114)

114 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1550 BONILLA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 72 Yea · 1 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70106
Republican 1001
Democratic 1000
Total 72107
% of votes cast 90%1%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cook — Yea
Conway — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Logue — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Halderman — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — 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 Not Voting

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3rd Reading AB1550 Bonilla By Alquist

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
Wyland — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Yea
Harman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lieu — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea

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AB 1550 BONILLA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 3 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68306
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 71306
% of votes cast 89%4%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Carter — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Conway — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
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 →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14002
Democratic 1000
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Bonilla — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Carter — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea

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Subjects

veterans transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1550 do?
Under existing law, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues environmental and other specialized license plates, including veterans' organizations license plates. Veterans' organizations license plates are required to have a distinctive design or decal. The Department of Veterans Affairs may modify the plate design or decals, but is prohibited from issuing those plates or decals, as modified, until all existing plates or decals have been issued. This bill would authorize prescribed persons to apply for a special interest license plate that honors all veterans or veterans who served in a particular war or armed conflict. This bill would require the department to issue by July 1, 2013, decals for plates issued under this program that honor all veterans or veterans who served in a particular war or armed conflict to an applicant, to make available to an applicant, upon request, in lieu of this decal, a "yellow ribbons/support our troops" decal, and to eliminate from inventory any decals for which the department determines that demand is insufficient to maintain that inventory in a cost-effective manner. These special interest license plates are subject to fees for issuance, renewal, or personalization that are additional to those required for nonspecialized license plates. Existing law requires that the revenue from those additional fees, less the DMV's costs, be deposited in the Veterans Service Office Fund. Existing law requires money in the Veterans Service Office Fund to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for allocation and disbursement to counties for the operation of county veterans service offices. This bill would increase the amount of those additional fees.
Who sponsors AB 1550?
AB 1550 is sponsored by Alquist, Bonilla, Strickland, Huffman, Jeffries, Williams, Yamada, and Travis Allen.
What is the current status of AB 1550?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2012. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1550?
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