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AB 875

Authors

Muratsuchi
Coauthors: Davies

Subject

Vehicle removal.

Relating To

relating to vehicles.

Title

An act to add Section 22651.08 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-01

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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Actions

2025-10-01		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 168, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-01		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 75. Noes 0. Page 2762.).
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		Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-09		From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8).
2025-06-25		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-06-24		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-06-11		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-04		Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and TRANS.
2025-05-23		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1663.)
2025-05-23		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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.
2025-03-28		Referred to Com. on TRANS.
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		2025-10-01
Enrolled		2025-09-02
Amended Senate		2025-07-10
Amended Senate		2025-06-25
Amended Senate		2025-06-11
Amended Assembly		2025-04-21
Introduced		2025-02-19

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Last Version Text Digest

Existing law authorizes a peace officer or a regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations to remove a vehicle when, among other things, the officer arrests a person driving or in control of a vehicle for an alleged offense, and the officer is, by the Vehicle Code or other law, required or permitted to take, and does take, the person into custody. This bill would additionally authorize a peace officer to remove a vehicle that (1) has fewer than 4 wheels, but that does not meet the definition of an electric bicycle, if that vehicle is powered by an electric motor capable of exclusively propelling the vehicle in excess of 20 miles per hour on a highway and is being operated by an operator without a current license to operate the vehicle, or (2) is a class 3 electric bicycle being operated by a person under 16 years of age. The bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to adopt a regulation, ordinance, or resolution imposing charges equal to its administrative costs relating to the removal, seizure, and storage costs of the vehicle, as provided. The bill would require an agency to release a seized vehicle to the owner, violator, or their agent after a minimum of 48 hours if certain conditions are met, including that the costs of removal, seizure, and storage have been paid. The bill would in certain circumstances authorize an agency to require, as a condition of release, proof that the violator has completed an electric bicycle safety and training program or a related local bicycle safety course, as described.