California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 935 — Driver's licenses: veteran designation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 644, Statutes of 2014.

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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 22, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 33 sponsors

    1 primary, 32 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Under existing law, when the Department of Motor Vehicles determines that an applicant is lawfully entitled to a driver's license, the department is required to issue that license to the applicant. Existing law specifies the contents of a driver's license and requires the application for a driver's license or identification card to contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans' benefits. This bill would, commencing November 11, 2015, allow an in-person applicant for a driver's license or identification card to request the driver's license or identification card be printed with the word "VETERAN." The applicant would be required to present verification of veteran status to the Department of Motor Vehicles, on a form developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers and the Department of Motor Vehicles. The bill would require county veterans service offices to verify an applicant's veteran status for these purposes, as specified. The department would be required to print the word "VETERAN" on the face of a driver's license or identification card issued to a person who makes that request and presents that verification to the department. (2) Existing law establishes certain fee amounts for the applications for, and renewal of, driver's licenses and identification cards. This bill would require the department to charge an additional one-time fee of $5 to a person who requests that the person's driver's license or identification card be designated as provided above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 644, Statutes of 2014.

  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 78. Noes 0. Page 6465.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6444.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4826.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14).

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

  13. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. 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.

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

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 22. Page 1334.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 1).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  26. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  27. Read first time.

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  29. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Achadjian · Cosponsor
  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Gray · Cosponsor
  • Salas · Cosponsor
  • Bloom · Cosponsor
  • Brown · Cosponsor
  • Cannella · Cosponsor
  • Correa · Cosponsor
  • Conway · Cosponsor
  • Cooley · Cosponsor
  • Eggman · Cosponsor
  • Frazier · Primary
  • Gorell · Cosponsor
  • Hueso · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Knight · Cosponsor
  • Linder · Cosponsor
  • Melendez · Cosponsor
  • Al Muratsuchi · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor
  • Nestande · Cosponsor
  • Sharon Quirk-Silva · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Wieckowski · Cosponsor
  • Wyland · Cosponsor
  • Jeff Gonzalez · Cosponsor
  • Robert Garcia · Cosponsor
  • Josh Lowenthal · Cosponsor
  • Beth Gaines · Cosponsor
  • V. Manuel Pérez · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 32 co-sponsors · 89 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Frazier

Co-sponsors (32)

Not signed on (89)

89 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 935 FRAZIER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71001
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Pan — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB935 Frazier By Roth

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31006
Democratic 1002
Total 32008
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Democratic 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Walters — Not Voting
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 935 FRAZIER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 48 Yea · 22 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 441608
Democratic 4201
Republican 0400
Total 482209
% of votes cast 61%28%0%11%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Perea — Yea
Ting — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Stone — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Melendez — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Holden — Not Voting
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Logue — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Quirk — Not Voting
Skinner — Not Voting
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Yea
Linder — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 935 do?
(1) Under existing law, when the Department of Motor Vehicles determines that an applicant is lawfully entitled to a driver's license, the department is required to issue that license to the applicant. Existing law specifies the contents of a driver's license and requires the application for a driver's license or identification card to contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans' benefits. This bill would, commencing November 11, 2015, allow an in-person applicant for a driver's license or identification card to request the driver's license or identification card be printed with the word "VETERAN." The applicant would be required to present verification of veteran status to the Department of Motor Vehicles, on a form developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers and the Department of Motor Vehicles. The bill would require county veterans service offices to verify an applicant's veteran status for these purposes, as specified. The department would be required to print the word "VETERAN" on the face of a driver's license or identification card issued to a person who makes that request and presents that verification to the department. (2) Existing law establishes certain fee amounts for the applications for, and renewal of, driver's licenses and identification cards. This bill would require the department to charge an additional one-time fee of $5 to a person who requests that the person's driver's license or identification card be designated as provided above.
Who sponsors AB 935?
AB 935 is sponsored by Achadjian, Alejo, Anderson, Gray, Salas, Bloom, Brown, Cannella, Correa, Conway, Cooley, Eggman, Frazier, Gorell, Hueso, Huff, Lieu, Knight, Linder, Melendez, Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic), Nielsen, Nestande, Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Skinner, Williams, Wieckowski, Wyland, Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic), Beth Gaines, and V. Manuel Pérez.
What is the current status of AB 935?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.
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