Vehicles: Gold Star Family license plates.
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SB 257 — Vehicles: Gold Star Family license plates.
Last action — August 27 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Existing law establishes a specialized license plate program under which the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues specialized license plates on behalf of a sponsoring state agency that meets certain requirements. Existing law authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to sponsor a Gold Star Family specialized license plate program, which allows specified persons to apply for Gold Star Family license plates. Existing law requires that Gold Star Family license plates be issued in a sequential series. Existing law imposes additional fees for the issuance and renewal of specialized license plates, but exempts Gold Star Family license plates from these fees. Existing law also requires an applicant to pay specified environmental fees when applying for a specialized environmental license plate, and directs the DMV to deposit this revenue in the California Environmental License Plate Fund. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2017, require the DMV to issue Gold Star Family license plates as environmental license plates if the requester pays the above-described environmental license plate fees and specialized license plate fees. The bill would direct the revenue generated from the environmental license plate fees to be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Account within the State Transportation Fund until the DMV's upfront cost of implementing this program is covered. The bill would then direct this revenue to be deposited into the Veterans Service Office Fund.
Bill Text
- Amended 08/17/15 - Amended Assembly Current pdf August 17, 2015
- Amended 06/02/15 - Amended Senate pdf June 02, 2015
- Amended 04/06/15 - Amended Senate pdf April 06, 2015
- Introduced 02/18/15 - Introduced pdf February 18, 2015
- SB257 View text html
Action History
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August 27 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Referred to Com. on TRANS.
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In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1324.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1150.) (May 28).
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Set for hearing May 28.
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May 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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Set for hearing May 18.
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May 11 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Set for hearing May 11.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 825.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Set for hearing April 28.
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Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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Referred to Com. on RLS.
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From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Bates · Primary
- Lara · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Bates
Co-sponsors (1)
- Lara
Not signed on (120)
120 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 120 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Campos | — | Yea |
| Gomez | — | Yea |
| Kim | — | Yea |
| Linder | — | Yea |
| Baker | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Moorlach | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Cannella | — | Yea |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| De León | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Vidak | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Cannella | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 257 do?
- Existing law establishes a specialized license plate program under which the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues specialized license plates on behalf of a sponsoring state agency that meets certain requirements. Existing law authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to sponsor a Gold Star Family specialized license plate program, which allows specified persons to apply for Gold Star Family license plates. Existing law requires that Gold Star Family license plates be issued in a sequential series. Existing law imposes additional fees for the issuance and renewal of specialized license plates, but exempts Gold Star Family license plates from these fees. Existing law also requires an applicant to pay specified environmental fees when applying for a specialized environmental license plate, and directs the DMV to deposit this revenue in the California Environmental License Plate Fund. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2017, require the DMV to issue Gold Star Family license plates as environmental license plates if the requester pays the above-described environmental license plate fees and specialized license plate fees. The bill would direct the revenue generated from the environmental license plate fees to be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Account within the State Transportation Fund until the DMV's upfront cost of implementing this program is covered. The bill would then direct this revenue to be deposited into the Veterans Service Office Fund.
- Who sponsors SB 257?
- SB 257 is sponsored by Bates and Lara.
- What is the current status of SB 257?
- This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 257?
- Track SB 257 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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