California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 174 — Vehicles.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 254, Statutes of 2021.

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2021. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Transportation Agency and prescribes the department's powers and duties. Existing law requires the department to publish the complete text of the Vehicle Code together with other laws relating to the use of highways or the operation of motor vehicles once every 2 years, to be distributed, upon request, to state and local governmental officers or agencies, federal agencies, public secondary schools in the state, and any other person, at a charge sufficient to pay the entire cost of publication and distribution. Existing law requires receipts from the sale of those publications to be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account, to reimburse the department for the entire cost to print and distribute the code. Existing law also requires the department to publish a synopsis or summary of the synopsis or summary without charge with each original vehicle registration and each original driver's license. Existing law requires the department to publish copies of the synopsis or summary, as specified, and to furnish copies to its field offices and to law enforcement agencies for general distribution, without charge. This bill would delete the requirements relating to the publication and distribution of the complete text of the Vehicle Code and would make various technical and conforming changes. Existing law requires the department to issue a driver's license to an applicant when the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license. Existing law requires the application for an original driver's license or renewal of a driver's license to contain specified information, including a legible thumbprint or fingerprint. Existing law requires every original application for a driver's license and identification to be signed and verified by the applicant. This bill would require the department to verify that the applicant's thumbprint or fingerprint is on file before issuing a driver's license or an identification card. This bill would also require that an original application for a driver's license or identification card be signed under penalty of perjury. By expanding the crime of perjury in this manner, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law authorizes the Director of Motor Vehicles to establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing driver's licenses by mail for licensees who meet specified criteria. Existing law prohibits driver's license renewal by mail for a person 70 years of age or older. This bill would suspend that prohibition until January 1, 2023. (2) Existing law requires an insurer that issues specified private passenger liability insurance policies and coverages to submit reports to the Department of Motor Vehicles of all motor vehicle liability policies or coverages issued, changed, or terminated, as specified. Existing law requires these reports to be submitted electronically. This bill would, on or before January 1, 2023, additionally require an insurer that issues commercial and fleet insurance policies to submit these reports electronically. (3) Existing federal law requires a motor carrier, as defined, to file an application form with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to obtain a United States Department of Transportation number before beginning operations and every 24 months thereafter, as specified. Existing federal law, among other provisions, establishes identification requirements applicable to rented carriers for which the rental agreement or lease is 30 or fewer calendar days, as prescribed. Existing law requires, except as specified, a motor carrier, motor carrier of property, and for-hire motor carrier of property to obtain a carrier identification number from the Department of the California Highway Patrol and requires the carrier identification number to be displayed on both sides of each vehicle or on both sides of at least one motor vehicle in each combination of specified vehicles. Existing law requires information provided in connection with an application for a carrier identification to be true and accurate, and to be updated at the request of the department and within 15 days of a change of address or cessation of regulated activity. Existing law requires a vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under a rental agreement with a term of 30 or fewer calendar days to meet specified identification requirements that are consistent with the federal identification requirements. A violation of the provisions relating to motor carrier identification numbers is punishable as an infraction. This bill, with respect to motor carriers, would limit the carrier identification number requirement to those whose principal place of business is in this state, who operate from a terminal in this state, or who are required to be licensed to transport hazardous materials, as specified. The bill would revise the requirement to update motor carrier information to also include updating the resumption of regulated activity. The bill would expressly exempt the above-referenced rental vehicles that meet federal identification requirements from the requirement to display a motor carrier identification number. The bill would make technical and conforming changes. (4) This bill would appropriate $1,630,000 from the General Fund to the State Transportation Agency, to be allocated to the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the Fulton Street Safety and Transit Project west of Arguello Street, as specified. (5) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (6) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 254, Statutes of 2021.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3054.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 19. Page 3049.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2577.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (September 7).

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

  11. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2303.)

  12. Senate rules suspended.

  13. Joint Rule 61 suspended. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2302.)

  14. Referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 18. Page 498.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Ordered to second reading.

  19. Withdrawn from committee.

  20. Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 432.)

  21. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

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

  23. Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  24. Read first time.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee February 9.

  26. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Budget

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 174 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By TING

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27000
Unaffiliated 43001
Republican 9000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cooley — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB174 BUDGET (Ting) By Skinner

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 12001
Unaffiliated 22001
Republican 1003
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Borgeas — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Min — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Roth — Yea
Bates — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Pan — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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Do pass

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5001
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1002
Total 15003
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Pan — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Newman — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Min — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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AB 174 BUDGET Assembly Third Reading By TING

Passed 56 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 25200
Unaffiliated 31704
Republican 0901
Total 561805
% of votes cast 71%23%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wood — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chau — Yea
Smith — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Kamlager — Not Voting
Quirk — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 174 do?
(1) Existing law establishes the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Transportation Agency and prescribes the department's powers and duties. Existing law requires the department to publish the complete text of the Vehicle Code together with other laws relating to the use of highways or the operation of motor vehicles once every 2 years, to be distributed, upon request, to state and local governmental officers or agencies, federal agencies, public secondary schools in the state, and any other person, at a charge sufficient to pay the entire cost of publication and distribution. Existing law requires receipts from the sale of those publications to be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account, to reimburse the department for the entire cost to print and distribute the code. Existing law also requires the department to publish a synopsis or summary of the synopsis or summary without charge with each original vehicle registration and each original driver's license. Existing law requires the department to publish copies of the synopsis or summary, as specified, and to furnish copies to its field offices and to law enforcement agencies for general distribution, without charge. This bill would delete the requirements relating to the publication and distribution of the complete text of the Vehicle Code and would make various technical and conforming changes. Existing law requires the department to issue a driver's license to an applicant when the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license. Existing law requires the application for an original driver's license or renewal of a driver's license to contain specified information, including a legible thumbprint or fingerprint. Existing law requires every original application for a driver's license and identification to be signed and verified by the applicant. This bill would require the department to verify that the applicant's thumbprint or fingerprint is on file before issuing a driver's license or an identification card. This bill would also require that an original application for a driver's license or identification card be signed under penalty of perjury. By expanding the crime of perjury in this manner, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law authorizes the Director of Motor Vehicles to establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing driver's licenses by mail for licensees who meet specified criteria. Existing law prohibits driver's license renewal by mail for a person 70 years of age or older. This bill would suspend that prohibition until January 1, 2023. (2) Existing law requires an insurer that issues specified private passenger liability insurance policies and coverages to submit reports to the Department of Motor Vehicles of all motor vehicle liability policies or coverages issued, changed, or terminated, as specified. Existing law requires these reports to be submitted electronically. This bill would, on or before January 1, 2023, additionally require an insurer that issues commercial and fleet insurance policies to submit these reports electronically. (3) Existing federal law requires a motor carrier, as defined, to file an application form with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to obtain a United States Department of Transportation number before beginning operations and every 24 months thereafter, as specified. Existing federal law, among other provisions, establishes identification requirements applicable to rented carriers for which the rental agreement or lease is 30 or fewer calendar days, as prescribed. Existing law requires, except as specified, a motor carrier, motor carrier of property, and for-hire motor carrier of property to obtain a carrier identification number from the Department of the California Highway Patrol and requires the carrier identification number to be displayed on both sides of each vehicle or on both sides of at least one motor vehicle in each combination of specified vehicles. Existing law requires information provided in connection with an application for a carrier identification to be true and accurate, and to be updated at the request of the department and within 15 days of a change of address or cessation of regulated activity. Existing law requires a vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under a rental agreement with a term of 30 or fewer calendar days to meet specified identification requirements that are consistent with the federal identification requirements. A violation of the provisions relating to motor carrier identification numbers is punishable as an infraction. This bill, with respect to motor carriers, would limit the carrier identification number requirement to those whose principal place of business is in this state, who operate from a terminal in this state, or who are required to be licensed to transport hazardous materials, as specified. The bill would revise the requirement to update motor carrier information to also include updating the resumption of regulated activity. The bill would expressly exempt the above-referenced rental vehicles that meet federal identification requirements from the requirement to display a motor carrier identification number. The bill would make technical and conforming changes. (4) This bill would appropriate $1,630,000 from the General Fund to the State Transportation Agency, to be allocated to the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the Fulton Street Safety and Transit Project west of Arguello Street, as specified. (5) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (6) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Who sponsors AB 174?
AB 174 is sponsored by Committee on Budget.
What is the current status of AB 174?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2021. Enacted.
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