CA AB 1613
Status unknownVehicles: off-highway motor vehicle safety.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1613 pass?
The current status of CA AB 1613 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.
What is CA AB 1613 about?
The Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Act of 2003 creates the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission and the Division of Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation within the Department of Parks and Recreation. The act gives the division certain duties and responsibilities, including adopting courses of instruction in off-highway motor vehicle safety, operation, and principles of environmental preservation, as specified. Existing law establishes the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund, with specified percentages of these revenues to be available, upon appropriation, for various purposes related to off-highway motor vehicles. This bill would establish the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Safety and Stewardship Program. The bill would require the division, in conjunction with the Department of Parks and Recreation, to convene a stakeholder group to develop an off-highway motor vehicle safety and stewardship course on or before June 30, 2027, as specified. The bill would require the stakeholder group to prepare and submit a consensus report on recommendations on what to include in the course to the deputy director of the division on or before May 1, 2028. The bill would require the division to develop and implement the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Safety and Stewardship Course on or before January 1, 2029, based on the stakeholder group's report. The bill would require the course to cover specified topics, including principles of safe operation and the use of appropriate safety gear. The bill would authorize the division to contract with outside vendors to develop the course and to offer the course online, as specified. The bill would authorize the division to update the course curriculum as it deems necessary. The bill would require the division to evaluate the off-highway motor vehicle safety and responsibility education program of other states to determine whether to offer reciprocity to individuals who have completed those programs in lieu of completing the course. The bill would require the division to issue California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Safety and Stewardship operator cards to each person who successfully completes the course. The bill would make the operator cards subject to renewal after 5 years and require the division to establish procedures for the renewal of operator cards, as specified. The bill would require the division to set a course fee of $25 and would authorize increasing the course fee as necessary to cover the reasonable costs of carrying out the program, but would require the division to hold at least one public hearing and notify the Legislature at least 30 days prior to any increase to the fee. The bill would direct these fees to be deposited into the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund. On and after July 1, 2029, the bill would prohibit an operator of an off-highway motor vehicle who is 16 years of age or older from operating an off-highway motor vehicle unless they have an operator card or proof of completion of an approved reciprocal program in their possession, except as specified. The bill would prohibit law enforcement personnel from stopping an off-highway motor vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether a violation of this provision has occurred. The bill would also, on or after July 1, 2029, prohibit a child 15 years of age or younger from operating an off-highway motor vehicle without the supervision of a parent or other supervising adult who is in possession of an operator card or proof of completion of an approved reciprocal program. The bill would require an operator to present their operator card or proof of completion to law enforcement personnel upon request. The bill would make a violation of these provisions an infraction punishable by a requirement to successfully complete the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Safety and Stewardship Course and a fine of $100, $250, or $500, as specified. The bill would specify that a violation of these provisions shall not result in a violation point count on a person's driving record. Because a violation of the above-described provisions would be a crime, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission to prepare and submit a program report to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature every 3 years on specified topics related to off-highway motor vehicle recreation. The bill would require the division to evaluate the efficacy of the course, as specified, and to include the results of the evaluation in the program report described above. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors CA AB 1613?
Wilson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1613.
Description
The Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Act of 2003 creates the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission and the Division of Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation within the Department of Parks and Recreation. The act gives the division certain duties and responsibilities, including adopting courses of instruction in off-highway motor vehicle safety, operation, and principles of environmental preservation, as specified. Existing law establishes the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund, with specified percentages of these revenues to be available, upon appropriation, for various purposes related to off-highway motor vehicles. This bill would establish the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Safety and Stewardship Program. The bill would require the division, in conjunction with the Department of Parks and Recreation, to convene a stakeholder group to develop an off-highway motor vehicle safety and stewardship course on or before June 30, 2027, as specified. The bill would require the stakeholder group to prepare and submit a consensus report on recommendations on what to include in the course to the deputy director of the division on or before May 1, 2028. The bill would require the division to develop and implement the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Safety and Stewardship Course on or before January 1, 2029, based on the stakeholder group's report. The bill would require the course to cover specified topics, including principles of safe operation and the use of appropriate safety gear. The bill would authorize the division to contract with outside vendors to develop the course and to offer the course online, as specified. The bill would authorize the division to update the course curriculum as it deems necessary. The bill would require the division to evaluate the off-highway motor vehicle safety and responsibility education program of other states to determine whether to offer reciprocity to individuals who have completed those programs in lieu of completing the course. The bill would require the division to issue California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Safety and Stewardship operator cards to each person who successfully completes the course. The bill would make the operator cards subject to renewal after 5 years and require the division to establish procedures for the renewal of operator cards, as specified. The bill would require the division to set a course fee of $25 and would authorize increasing the course fee as necessary to cover the reasonable costs of carrying out the program, but would require the division to hold at least one public hearing and notify the Legislature at least 30 days prior to any increase to the fee. The bill would direct these fees to be deposited into the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund. On and after July 1, 2029, the bill would prohibit an operator of an off-highway motor vehicle who is 16 years of age or older from operating an off-highway motor vehicle unless they have an operator card or proof of completion of an approved reciprocal program in their possession, except as specified. The bill would prohibit law enforcement personnel from stopping an off-highway motor vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether a violation of this provision has occurred. The bill would also, on or after July 1, 2029, prohibit a child 15 years of age or younger from operating an off-highway motor vehicle without the supervision of a parent or other supervising adult who is in possession of an operator card or proof of completion of an approved reciprocal program. The bill would require an operator to present their operator card or proof of completion to law enforcement personnel upon request. The bill would make a violation of these provisions an infraction punishable by a requirement to successfully complete the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Safety and Stewardship Course and a fine of $100, $250, or $500, as specified. The bill would specify that a violation of these provisions shall not result in a violation point count on a person's driving record. Because a violation of the above-described provisions would be a crime, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission to prepare and submit a program report to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature every 3 years on specified topics related to off-highway motor vehicle recreation. The bill would require the division to evaluate the efficacy of the course, as specified, and to include the results of the evaluation in the program report described above. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-11
- Latest action
- 2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Wilsonauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-13
In committee: Held under submission.
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-07-01
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (June 30).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and TRANS.
referral-committee
2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 19.)
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 19. Page 5445.)
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2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-18
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5141.)
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 14).
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2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
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2026-03-12
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
referral-committee
2026-03-11
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-02
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and W., P., & W.
referral-committee
2026-01-22
From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
2026-01-21
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Water, Parks, and Wildlife]
2026-03-23 · pass · 11-4
Member-level votes (16)
- Ward: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Papan: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Lackey: no
- Hoover: no
- Macedo: no
- Davies: no
- Hart: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-14 · pass · 9-2
Member-level votes (13)
- Boerner: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bains: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Papan: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Gallagher: no
- Hart: other
- Alanis: other
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-3
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: no
- Tangipa: other
AB 1613 Wilson Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 57-19
Member-level votes (80)
- Bennett: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ward: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Krell: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Solache: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Macedo: no
- Davies: no
- Patterson: no
- Ta: no
- Johnson: no
- Flora: no
- Chen: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Ellis: no
- Hoover: no
- Hadwick: no
- Alanis: no
- Sanchez: no
- Lackey: no
- DeMaio: no
- Dixon: no
- Wallis: no
- Castillo: no
- Gallagher: no
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Tangipa: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Soria: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]
2026-06-23 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Grove: yes
- Stern: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: no
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 8-4
Member-level votes (13)
- Blakespear: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Valladares: no
- Dahle: no
- Seyarto: no
- Strickland: no
- Gonzalez: other
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