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Authors Ávila Farías  
Subject Emergency vehicles: fee and toll exemptions.
Relating To relating to vehicles.
Title An act to amend Section 23301.5 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
Last Action Dt 2025-07-30
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-07-30     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 87, Statutes of 2025.
2025-07-30     Approved by the Governor.
2025-07-25     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2025-07-17     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2589.).
2025-07-03     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1931.).
2025-07-03     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-06-26     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-06-25     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 24).
2025-06-12     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-06-04     Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-05-23     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-23     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1664.)
2025-05-15     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-05-14     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2025-04-29     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-22     Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-04-21     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2025-04-02     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-02-21     From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-07-30
Enrolled     2025-07-18
Amended Senate     2025-06-12
Amended Assembly     2025-04-21
Introduced     2025-02-20
Analyses TBD
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Existing law provides for the exemption of authorized emergency vehicles from the payment of a toll or charge on a vehicular crossing, toll highway, or high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane and any related fines, when the authorized emergency vehicle is being driven under specified conditions, including, among others, the vehicle is displaying an exempt license plate and a public agency identification, such as “Police.”

This bill would include in the exemption of an authorized emergency vehicle exempt from the payment of a toll or charge a vehicle displaying an exempt license plate and “Ambulance.”