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Measure AB 815
Authors Ortega  
Subject Vehicle insurance: vehicle classification.
Relating To relating to insurance.
Title An act to add Section 11580.27 to the Insurance Code, relating to insurance.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-13
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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2025-10-13     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 713, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-04     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-08-28     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2761.).
2025-08-26     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-08-25     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2251.).
2025-08-20     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-08-19     From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-10     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-02     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on INS.
2025-06-17     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-06-04     Referred to Com. on INS.
2025-05-23     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1653.)
2025-05-23     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-15     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-14     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-22     Re-referred to Com. on INS.
2025-04-21     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on INS.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-02-19     Read first time. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-13
Enrolled     2025-09-02
Amended Senate     2025-07-02
Amended Assembly     2025-04-21
Introduced     2025-02-19
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								For purposes of insurance, a motor vehicle insured pursuant to a policy of insurance issued under Section 11580.1 or 11580.2 shall not be classified as a common carrier, commercial vehicle, for-hire vehicle, permissive use vehicle, or livery solely for the reason that the named
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