California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 759 — Recreational vehicles.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 407, Statutes of 2015.

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  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 25, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · 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.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes a New Motor Vehicle Board that regulates the activities or practices of a new motor vehicle dealer, manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, or representative, as specified. Existing law regulates the terms and enforcement of recreational vehicle franchise agreements. Existing law requires a franchisor seeking to enter into a franchise establishing an additional motor vehicle dealership within a relevant market area where the same recreational vehicle line-make is represented, or seeking to relocate an existing motor vehicle dealership, to notify the board of that intention. Existing law allows franchisees in that recreational vehicle line-make in the relevant market area to file with the board a protest to establishing or relocating the dealership. This bill would revise these provisions and would clarify that the above provisions apply to a franchisor seeking to enter into a franchise establishing an additional recreational vehicle dealership, or seeking to relocate an existing recreational vehicle dealership, that has a relevant market area within which the same recreation vehicle line-make is represented. (2) Existing law generally requires a manufacturer, manufacturer branch, remanufacturer, remanufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, transporter, or dealer of vehicles to be licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Existing law allows the department to suspend or revoke a license issued to a dealer upon determining that the person to whom the license was issued has willfully violated specified requirements imposed on new motor vehicle franchisors relating to providing specified information and compensation to franchisees. This bill would make the above provisions applicable to a recreational vehicle franchisor. (3) Existing law makes it a violation, punishable as an infraction, for the holder of a dealer's license to, among other things, advertise or sell a new vehicle of a line-make for which the dealer does not hold a franchise. Under existing law, this prohibition does not apply to a recreational vehicle, as defined. This bill would make the above prohibitions applicable to recreational vehicles. By increasing the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (4) Existing law makes it a violation, punishable as an infraction, for a licensed manufacturer or distributor to modify, replace, enter into, relocate, terminate, or refuse to renew a franchise in violation of specified provisions of law. This bill would make this prohibition subject to additional provisions of law relating to recreational vehicle manufacturers and distributors. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (5) Existing law prohibits a recreational vehicle manufacturer or distributor from selling a new recreational vehicle through a recreational vehicle dealer without having first entered into a written recreational vehicle franchise. This bill would, following the termination, cancellation, or non-renewal of a recreational vehicle franchise, allow the sale of any new recreational vehicle inventory that was purchased by the recreational vehicle dealer, or shipped by a manufacturer or distributor, during the period that the written recreational vehicle franchise was in effect. (6) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 3050.7 and 11713.3 of the Vehicle Code made by this bill and AB 1178 to take effect if both bills are chaptered and this bill is chaptered last. (7) 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 407, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3077.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2631.).

  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. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From Consent Calendar.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  14. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1224.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  22. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22).

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  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 28.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Linder · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Linder

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 759 LINDER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chau — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — 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
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 AB759 Linder By Bates

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 3000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pan — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — 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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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10000
Democratic 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Roth — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 759 LINDER Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67003
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chang — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Chávez — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Gonzalez — Yea
Gordon — 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 Yea
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
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

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
O'Donnell — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Linder — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Kim — Yea
Baker — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 759 do?
(1) Existing law establishes a New Motor Vehicle Board that regulates the activities or practices of a new motor vehicle dealer, manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, or representative, as specified. Existing law regulates the terms and enforcement of recreational vehicle franchise agreements. Existing law requires a franchisor seeking to enter into a franchise establishing an additional motor vehicle dealership within a relevant market area where the same recreational vehicle line-make is represented, or seeking to relocate an existing motor vehicle dealership, to notify the board of that intention. Existing law allows franchisees in that recreational vehicle line-make in the relevant market area to file with the board a protest to establishing or relocating the dealership. This bill would revise these provisions and would clarify that the above provisions apply to a franchisor seeking to enter into a franchise establishing an additional recreational vehicle dealership, or seeking to relocate an existing recreational vehicle dealership, that has a relevant market area within which the same recreation vehicle line-make is represented. (2) Existing law generally requires a manufacturer, manufacturer branch, remanufacturer, remanufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, transporter, or dealer of vehicles to be licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Existing law allows the department to suspend or revoke a license issued to a dealer upon determining that the person to whom the license was issued has willfully violated specified requirements imposed on new motor vehicle franchisors relating to providing specified information and compensation to franchisees. This bill would make the above provisions applicable to a recreational vehicle franchisor. (3) Existing law makes it a violation, punishable as an infraction, for the holder of a dealer's license to, among other things, advertise or sell a new vehicle of a line-make for which the dealer does not hold a franchise. Under existing law, this prohibition does not apply to a recreational vehicle, as defined. This bill would make the above prohibitions applicable to recreational vehicles. By increasing the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (4) Existing law makes it a violation, punishable as an infraction, for a licensed manufacturer or distributor to modify, replace, enter into, relocate, terminate, or refuse to renew a franchise in violation of specified provisions of law. This bill would make this prohibition subject to additional provisions of law relating to recreational vehicle manufacturers and distributors. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (5) Existing law prohibits a recreational vehicle manufacturer or distributor from selling a new recreational vehicle through a recreational vehicle dealer without having first entered into a written recreational vehicle franchise. This bill would, following the termination, cancellation, or non-renewal of a recreational vehicle franchise, allow the sale of any new recreational vehicle inventory that was purchased by the recreational vehicle dealer, or shipped by a manufacturer or distributor, during the period that the written recreational vehicle franchise was in effect. (6) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 3050.7 and 11713.3 of the Vehicle Code made by this bill and AB 1178 to take effect if both bills are chaptered and this bill is chaptered last. (7) 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 759?
AB 759 is sponsored by Linder.
What is the current status of AB 759?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
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