California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1444 — Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority: demonstration project.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 719, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law permits the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads for testing purposes if, among other requirements, a driver is seated in the driver's seat and is capable of taking immediate manual control of the vehicle in the event of an autonomous technology failure or other emergency. Existing law, notwithstanding the above provision, until 180 days after the operative date of regulations promulgated by the Department of Motor Vehicles to allow testing of autonomous vehicles without a driver in the vehicle, authorizes the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to conduct a pilot project for the testing of autonomous vehicles that do not have a driver seated in the driver's seat and are not equipped with a steering wheel, a brake pedal, or an accelerator if the testing is conducted only at specified locations and the autonomous vehicle operates at speeds of less than 35 miles per hour. Existing law requires the authority or a private entity, or a combination of the 2, to obtain an instrument of insurance, surety bond, or proof of self-insurance in an amount of $5,000,000 prior to the start of testing of any autonomous vehicle on or across a public road and would require evidence of the insurance, surety bond, or proof of self-insurance to be provided to the Department of Motor Vehicles in the form and manner required by the department. Existing law requires the authority or a private entity, or a combination of the 2, to provide the department with a detailed description of the testing program, as specified. Existing law requires the operator of the autonomous vehicle technology to disclose what personal information concerning a pilot project participant is collected by an autonomous vehicle. Existing law authorizes the department to require data collection for evaluating the safety of the vehicles, as provided. This bill would authorize the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority, in accordance with substantially similar conditions, to conduct a shared autonomous vehicle demonstration project for the testing of autonomous vehicles that do not have a driver seated in the driver's seat and are not equipped with a steering wheel, a brake pedal, or an accelerator, as specified. The bill would prohibit the authority from conducting the demonstration project if the department has adopted specified regulations by December 31, 2017. This bill would make these provisions inoperative on May 1, 2018, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2019.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 719, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 11. Page 2935.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 1. Page 2331.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  11. 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.

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

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 13. Page 1790.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 10).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Read second time and amended.

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 26).

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  23. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and C. & C.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Baker · Primary
  • Glazer · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Baker

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Glazer

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1444 BAKER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 60 Yea · 11 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46606
Democratic 8502
Republican 6000
Total 601108
% of votes cast 76%14%0%10%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Gloria — Yea
Burke — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gray — Yea
Frazier — Nay
Harper — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Chau — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chu — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Low — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Nay
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Kalra, Ash Democratic Nay
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Nay
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1444 Baker et al. By Hill

Passed 37 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33101
Democratic 4001
Total 37102
% of votes cast 93%3%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Newman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Leyva — Nay
Dodd — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Democratic 2000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 1444 BAKER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 13 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 41808
Democratic 8503
Republican 5002
Total 5413013
% of votes cast 68%16%0%16%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Nay
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Nay
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Gray — Yea
Chau — Not Voting
Frazier — Nay
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Not Voting
Gomez — Nay
Gonzalez Fletcher — Nay
Harper — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chu — Not Voting
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Nay
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Nay
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Kalra, Ash Democratic Nay
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Nay
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9101
Democratic 2003
Republican 1000
Total 12104
% of votes cast 71%6%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Obernolte — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Nay
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 0002
Unaffiliated 8001
Republican 2000
Total 10003
% of votes cast 77%0%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Communications and Conveyance]

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 6104
Total 9104
% of votes cast 64%7%0%29%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Harper — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Daly — Not Voting
Frazier — Nay
Friedman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Chu — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

transportation technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1444 do?
Existing law permits the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads for testing purposes if, among other requirements, a driver is seated in the driver's seat and is capable of taking immediate manual control of the vehicle in the event of an autonomous technology failure or other emergency. Existing law, notwithstanding the above provision, until 180 days after the operative date of regulations promulgated by the Department of Motor Vehicles to allow testing of autonomous vehicles without a driver in the vehicle, authorizes the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to conduct a pilot project for the testing of autonomous vehicles that do not have a driver seated in the driver's seat and are not equipped with a steering wheel, a brake pedal, or an accelerator if the testing is conducted only at specified locations and the autonomous vehicle operates at speeds of less than 35 miles per hour. Existing law requires the authority or a private entity, or a combination of the 2, to obtain an instrument of insurance, surety bond, or proof of self-insurance in an amount of $5,000,000 prior to the start of testing of any autonomous vehicle on or across a public road and would require evidence of the insurance, surety bond, or proof of self-insurance to be provided to the Department of Motor Vehicles in the form and manner required by the department. Existing law requires the authority or a private entity, or a combination of the 2, to provide the department with a detailed description of the testing program, as specified. Existing law requires the operator of the autonomous vehicle technology to disclose what personal information concerning a pilot project participant is collected by an autonomous vehicle. Existing law authorizes the department to require data collection for evaluating the safety of the vehicles, as provided. This bill would authorize the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority, in accordance with substantially similar conditions, to conduct a shared autonomous vehicle demonstration project for the testing of autonomous vehicles that do not have a driver seated in the driver's seat and are not equipped with a steering wheel, a brake pedal, or an accelerator, as specified. The bill would prohibit the authority from conducting the demonstration project if the department has adopted specified regulations by December 31, 2017. This bill would make these provisions inoperative on May 1, 2018, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2019.
Who sponsors AB 1444?
AB 1444 is sponsored by Baker and Glazer.
What is the current status of AB 1444?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
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