SB 593 — Specialized license plates: professional sports.
Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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✓Introduced
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2In 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 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 and requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue specialized license plates on behalf of a sponsoring state agency if the agency receives 7,500 applications within a 12-month period, among other requirements. Existing law requires the DMV to charge specified additional fees for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of specialized license plates, and requires the DMV to deposit the fees, less the DMV's costs, into the Specialized License Plate Fund. Existing law requires that moneys in the fund be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to each sponsoring agency in proportion to the amount that is attributable to the agency's specialized license plate program. Existing law authorizes the sponsoring state agency to use these moneys to fund projects and programs that promote the state agency's official policy, mission, or work. This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to apply to the DMV to sponsor a license plate program for the issuance of license plates bearing the officially licensed logo, emblem, or trademark provided by a participating California professional sports franchise, and would require the DMV to issue specialized license plates in different designs that bear the logo, emblem, or trademark of an individual California professional sports franchise under that program if the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with the 7,500 application requirement for an individual design. The bill would impose specified fees for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of those license plates, and would require the funds to be deposited into the California State Parks Account created by the bill, after DMV administrative costs are deducted, to be allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Challenged Athletes Foundation, as specified. The bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop monitoring and reporting guidelines to ensure that the funds allocated to the Challenged Athletes Foundation are being used for the purposes specified in the bill. Existing law, with certain exceptions, imposes certain design criteria for specialized license plates, including, among other things, that the license plate provide a space not larger than 2 inches by 3 inches to the left of the numerical series and a space not larger than 58 of an inch in height below the numerical series for a distinctive design, decal, or descriptive message. This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to accept and use the officially licensed logos, emblems, or trademarks, as applicable, provided by California professional sports franchises for the specialized license plates in a design that the department determines, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, does not obscure the readability of the license plate.
Bill Text
- Amended 04/22/19 - Amended Senate Current pdf April 22, 2019
- Introduced 02/22/19 - Introduced pdf February 22, 2019
- SB593 View text html
Action History
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Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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May 16 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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Set for hearing May 16.
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May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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Set for hearing May 6.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 806.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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Set for hearing April 23.
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April 9 hearing postponed by committee.
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Set for hearing April 9.
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Referred to Com. on TRANS.
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Read first time.
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From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
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Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Thomas J. Umberg · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Not Voting |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 593 do?
- Existing law establishes a specialized license plate program and requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue specialized license plates on behalf of a sponsoring state agency if the agency receives 7,500 applications within a 12-month period, among other requirements. Existing law requires the DMV to charge specified additional fees for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of specialized license plates, and requires the DMV to deposit the fees, less the DMV's costs, into the Specialized License Plate Fund. Existing law requires that moneys in the fund be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to each sponsoring agency in proportion to the amount that is attributable to the agency's specialized license plate program. Existing law authorizes the sponsoring state agency to use these moneys to fund projects and programs that promote the state agency's official policy, mission, or work. This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to apply to the DMV to sponsor a license plate program for the issuance of license plates bearing the officially licensed logo, emblem, or trademark provided by a participating California professional sports franchise, and would require the DMV to issue specialized license plates in different designs that bear the logo, emblem, or trademark of an individual California professional sports franchise under that program if the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with the 7,500 application requirement for an individual design. The bill would impose specified fees for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of those license plates, and would require the funds to be deposited into the California State Parks Account created by the bill, after DMV administrative costs are deducted, to be allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Challenged Athletes Foundation, as specified. The bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop monitoring and reporting guidelines to ensure that the funds allocated to the Challenged Athletes Foundation are being used for the purposes specified in the bill. Existing law, with certain exceptions, imposes certain design criteria for specialized license plates, including, among other things, that the license plate provide a space not larger than 2 inches by 3 inches to the left of the numerical series and a space not larger than 58 of an inch in height below the numerical series for a distinctive design, decal, or descriptive message. This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to accept and use the officially licensed logos, emblems, or trademarks, as applicable, provided by California professional sports franchises for the specialized license plates in a design that the department determines, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, does not obscure the readability of the license plate.
- Who sponsors SB 593?
- SB 593 is sponsored by Umberg, Thomas J. (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 593?
- This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 593?
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