California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 901 — Rental passenger vehicle transactions.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 415, Statutes of 2021.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law generally governs the transactions between a rental car company, also referred to as a rental company, and its customers, including, among other provisions, required disclosures by a rental company, mandatory and prohibited contract provisions for a vehicle rental agreement, and authorization for a rental company to collect specific types of fees and charges from its customers. Existing law authorizes a rental company to sell a damage waiver for each rental day and imposes rate limitations on damage waivers based on the category of vehicle. This bill would set the damage waiver rate limitation for specified categories of vehicle to $25, and would, commencing January 1, 2023, authorize the rate cap to be adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) , as specified. Existing law prohibits a rental company from charging a fee for authorized drivers in addition to the rental charge for an individual renter. This bill would authorize a rental company to charge a fee for an authorized driver, in addition to the rental charge for an individual renter, unless the authorized driver is the renter's spouse, child or person for whom the renter is a legal guardian, sibling, parent, grandparent, employer, or coworker, as specified. The bill would permit a rental company to charge up to twice the authorized driver fee if the rental company learns that an additional driver who was not previously authorized in the rental agreement has driven the rental car. Under existing law, a rental company's disclosure requirements are satisfied for renters who are enrolled in the rental company's membership program if certain conditions are met, including that the rental company provides a printed rearview mirror hanger to notify the renter of certain information and allow the renter to make prescribed elections. Existing law requires for the operation of the disclosure satisfaction provisions that an employee be present where the renter takes possession of the vehicle, to receive any change in the rental agreement from the renter. This bill would delete the mirror hanger requirement. The bill would also delete the requirement that an employee be present.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 415, Statutes of 2021.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 2975.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2530.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 1717.) (June 29).

  15. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1287.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 22).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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

  23. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.

  25. Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 901 Calderon Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44000
Democratic 27000
Republican 8100
Total 79100
% of votes cast 99%1%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Daly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — 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
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 Nay
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 AB901 Calderon By Hertzberg

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20003
Democratic 12001
Republican 4000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Min — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Newman — 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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 10 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 6000
Unaffiliated 3100
Republican 1000
Total 10100
% of votes cast 91%9%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Gonzalez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Wieckowski — Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 901 Calderon Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27000
Unaffiliated 39002
Republican 10000
Total 76002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Quirk — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wood — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Levine — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Smith — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
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
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike 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
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7000
Unaffiliated 3000
Republican 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Kiley — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 901 do?
Existing law generally governs the transactions between a rental car company, also referred to as a rental company, and its customers, including, among other provisions, required disclosures by a rental company, mandatory and prohibited contract provisions for a vehicle rental agreement, and authorization for a rental company to collect specific types of fees and charges from its customers. Existing law authorizes a rental company to sell a damage waiver for each rental day and imposes rate limitations on damage waivers based on the category of vehicle. This bill would set the damage waiver rate limitation for specified categories of vehicle to $25, and would, commencing January 1, 2023, authorize the rate cap to be adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) , as specified. Existing law prohibits a rental company from charging a fee for authorized drivers in addition to the rental charge for an individual renter. This bill would authorize a rental company to charge a fee for an authorized driver, in addition to the rental charge for an individual renter, unless the authorized driver is the renter's spouse, child or person for whom the renter is a legal guardian, sibling, parent, grandparent, employer, or coworker, as specified. The bill would permit a rental company to charge up to twice the authorized driver fee if the rental company learns that an additional driver who was not previously authorized in the rental agreement has driven the rental car. Under existing law, a rental company's disclosure requirements are satisfied for renters who are enrolled in the rental company's membership program if certain conditions are met, including that the rental company provides a printed rearview mirror hanger to notify the renter of certain information and allow the renter to make prescribed elections. Existing law requires for the operation of the disclosure satisfaction provisions that an employee be present where the renter takes possession of the vehicle, to receive any change in the rental agreement from the renter. This bill would delete the mirror hanger requirement. The bill would also delete the requirement that an employee be present.
Who sponsors AB 901?
AB 901 is sponsored by Calderon, Lisa (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 901?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2021. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 901?
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