California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 852 — Driver's licenses: applications.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 447, Statutes of 2014.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    11 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue original driver's licenses to qualified persons. Existing law requires every application for an original or a renewal of a driver's license to contain specified information about the applicant. This bill would prohibit a person from receiving financial compensation for the sole purpose of filling out an original driver's license application for another person. The bill would impose a $2,500 civil penalty for a violation of this provision and would authorize the enforcement of this provision by the Attorney General or by the district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney of the location in which the violation occurred, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 447, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 9. Page 6179.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 18).

  6. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4372.).

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

  10. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. Withdrawn from committee.

  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. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  20. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  21. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  22. Ordered to the Senate.

  23. Reconsideration granted. (Page 3619.)

  24. January 16-Motion to reconsider continued.

  25. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Dickinson.

  26. Assembly refused to concur in Senate amendments. (Ayes 26. Noes 35. Page 3373.)

  27. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3359.)

  28. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  29. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 14. Page 2429.).

  30. Taken up without reference to file by unanimous consent.

  31. (Ayes 24. Noes 11. Page 2427.)

  32. Ordered to third reading.

  33. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  35. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 2422.)

  36. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  38. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

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

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

  41. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 3).

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

  43. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  45. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 2. Page 1691.)

  46. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  47. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24).

  48. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  49. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  50. Read second time and amended.

  51. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 1.) (April 9).

  52. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  54. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  55. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  56. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • De León · Cosponsor
  • Dickinson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Dickinson

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Alejo
  • De León

Not signed on (119)

119 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 852 DICKINSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 67 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63702
Democratic 4000
Republican 0201
Total 67903
% of votes cast 85%11%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Gorell — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Logue — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Melendez — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Allen — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ting — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

amendments be concurred in.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Democratic 2000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Daly — Yea
Logue — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading AB852 Dickinson By De León

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 2001
Total 34006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 852 DICKINSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Failed 26 Yea · 35 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2530016
Democratic 1201
Republican 0300
Total 2635017
% of votes cast 33%45%0%22%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Bradford — Not Voting
Brown — Nay
Buchanan — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Mullin — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Fong — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Nay
Allen — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Bocanegra — Nay
Logue — Nay
Medina — Nay
Salas — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Bonilla — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Fox — Not Voting
Garcia — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Chau — Not Voting
Levine — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Weber — Not Voting
Daly — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Nay
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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W/O REF. TO FILE AB852 Dickinson By Steinberg

Passed 21 Yea · 14 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 181404
Democratic 3000
Total 211404
% of votes cast 54%36%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Nay
Liu — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Wright — Yea
Evans — Nay
Fuller — Nay
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lieu — Nay
Pavley — Not Voting
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 852 QUIRK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65102
Democratic 6100
Republican 4000
Total 75202
% of votes cast 95%3%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Daly — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harkey — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

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
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 18 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17100
Democratic 1000
Total 18100
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 852 do?
Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue original driver's licenses to qualified persons. Existing law requires every application for an original or a renewal of a driver's license to contain specified information about the applicant. This bill would prohibit a person from receiving financial compensation for the sole purpose of filling out an original driver's license application for another person. The bill would impose a $2,500 civil penalty for a violation of this provision and would authorize the enforcement of this provision by the Attorney General or by the district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney of the location in which the violation occurred, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 852?
AB 852 is sponsored by Alejo, De León, and Dickinson.
What is the current status of AB 852?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
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