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CA AB 1499

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Vehicles: accident reports.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1499 pass?

No. CA AB 1499 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-02). Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Died at Desk.

What is CA AB 1499 about?

Existing law requires the driver of a motor vehicle who is involved in an accident that results in damage to the property of a person in excess of $1,000, or in death or bodily injury, to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles within 10 days after the accident, as specified. A violation of these provisions is punishable as an infraction. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Who sponsors CA AB 1499?

Essayli is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1499.

Description

Existing law requires the driver of a motor vehicle who is involved in an accident that results in damage to the property of a person in excess of $1,000, or in death or bodily injury, to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles within 10 days after the accident, as specified. A violation of these provisions is punishable as an infraction. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Died at Desk.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Essayliauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

    reading-1

  4. 2026-02-02

    Died at Desk.

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1499

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T01:34:27.960412Z

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