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Measure AB 1149
Authors Davies  
Subject Driver’s licenses.
Relating To relating to driver’s licenses.
Title An act to amend Section 12511 of the Vehicle Code, relating to driver’s licenses.
Last Action Dt 2025-05-22
State Amended Senate
Status In Floor Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee No
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-06-13     From Consent Calendar.
2025-06-13     Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Valladares.
2025-06-11     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-06-10     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 10).
2025-05-22     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-05-07     Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-04-21     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1176.)
2025-04-21     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-09     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-04-08     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 7).
2025-04-02     Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-04-01     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
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.
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Amended Senate     2025-05-22
Amended Assembly     2025-04-01
Introduced     2025-02-20
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								This section shall not apply to a person who possesses, or otherwise has under their control, a digital driver’s license issued pursuant to Section 13020 and a physical driver’s license.
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a driver’s license to an applicant when the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license. Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish a pilot program to evaluate the use of optional mobile or digital alternatives to driver’s licenses and identification cards, subject to certain requirements, and authorizes the pilot program to include the issuance of mobile or digital Real ID driver’s licenses or identification cards upon authorization of the United States Secretary of Homeland Security. Existing law prohibits a person from possessing, or having under their control, more than one driver’s license. This bill would exempt from that multiple driver’s licenses prohibition a person who possesses, or otherwise has under their control, a digital driver’s license issued pursuant to the above-described pilot program and a physical driver’s license.