California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 995 — Farm vehicles: registration exemptions.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 exempts specified farm vehicles from registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles if the vehicles have, and display, an identification plate, including a cotton module mover and a vehicle equipped with a water tank that is owned by a farmer and used exclusively to service his or her own implements of husbandry. Existing law exempts a person driving or operating an implement of husbandry over a highway from obtaining a driver's license, except under specified circumstances. This bill would, until January 1, 2020, establish a pilot program in specified counties to evaluate an exemption from vehicle registration for specified farm vehicles. The bill would require applicants to meet specified requirements before participating in the pilot program. The bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of the California Highway Patrol to submit a report to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2018, regarding the pilot program. The bill would require vehicles participating in the program to remain subject to specified fees and requirements. The bill would prohibit a person from operating a vehicle pursuant to the pilot program unless the person has in his or her possession a valid driver's license for the applicable vehicle type. A violation of these provisions would be punishable as an infraction. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 34501.12 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 1960, that would become operative only if this bill and AB 1960 are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last. 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6153.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5127.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 28).

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1563.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  18. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 13).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  24. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  26. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bigelow · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bigelow

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 995 BIGELOW Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68002
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Not Voting
Harper — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB995 Bigelow By Vidak

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 995 BIGELOW Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65005
Democratic 4000
Republican 5001
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Atkins — Yea
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Olsen — Not Voting
Burke — Yea
Baker — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Harper — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Kim — Yea
Chu — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Baker — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Not Voting
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 995 do?
Existing law exempts specified farm vehicles from registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles if the vehicles have, and display, an identification plate, including a cotton module mover and a vehicle equipped with a water tank that is owned by a farmer and used exclusively to service his or her own implements of husbandry. Existing law exempts a person driving or operating an implement of husbandry over a highway from obtaining a driver's license, except under specified circumstances. This bill would, until January 1, 2020, establish a pilot program in specified counties to evaluate an exemption from vehicle registration for specified farm vehicles. The bill would require applicants to meet specified requirements before participating in the pilot program. The bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of the California Highway Patrol to submit a report to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2018, regarding the pilot program. The bill would require vehicles participating in the program to remain subject to specified fees and requirements. The bill would prohibit a person from operating a vehicle pursuant to the pilot program unless the person has in his or her possession a valid driver's license for the applicable vehicle type. A violation of these provisions would be punishable as an infraction. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 34501.12 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 1960, that would become operative only if this bill and AB 1960 are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last. 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.
Who sponsors AB 995?
AB 995 is sponsored by Bigelow.
What is the current status of AB 995?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 AB 995?
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