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CA AB 1650

enacted

Rental vehicles: law enforcement.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1650 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1650 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 741, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1650 about?

Existing law generally regulates the business of renting passenger vehicles to the public. The law prohibits a rental company from taking various actions, including requiring the purchase of a damage waiver, optional insurance, or another optional good or service, and using electronic surveillance technology to track a renter in order to impose fines or surcharges relating to the renter's use of a rental vehicle. This bill would require any privately owned vehicle rented by, or furnished to, any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency for the use of detaining, arresting, or transporting persons who have violated, or are suspected of having violated, any law, to display a temporary decal displaying the agency name and logo, as specified. The bill would authorize certain attorneys, including the Attorney General, to pursue a civil action against the entity renting the vehicle from the private owner for failure to comply with these provisions. The bill would require the rental car contract to include a term that compliance with state law is mandatory. The bill would exempt privately owned vehicles rented or otherwise furnished or loaned to a law enforcement agency for specified purposes and rental car contracts entered into prior to January 1, 2027, from these provisions. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Who sponsors CA AB 1650?

Caloza is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1650, joined by 21 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law generally regulates the business of renting passenger vehicles to the public. The law prohibits a rental company from taking various actions, including requiring the purchase of a damage waiver, optional insurance, or another optional good or service, and using electronic surveillance technology to track a renter in order to impose fines or surcharges relating to the renter's use of a rental vehicle. This bill would require any privately owned vehicle rented by, or furnished to, any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency for the use of detaining, arresting, or transporting persons who have violated, or are suspected of having violated, any law, to display a temporary decal displaying the agency name and logo, as specified. The bill would authorize certain attorneys, including the Attorney General, to pursue a civil action against the entity renting the vehicle from the private owner for failure to comply with these provisions. The bill would require the rental car contract to include a term that compliance with state law is mandatory. The bill would exempt privately owned vehicles rented or otherwise furnished or loaned to a law enforcement agency for specified purposes and rental car contracts entered into prior to January 1, 2027, from these provisions. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Introduced
2026-03-23
Latest action
2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 741, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Calozaauthor
  • Addisprincipal coauthor
  • Ahrensprincipal coauthor
  • Bermanprincipal coauthor
  • Bontaprincipal coauthor
  • Bryanprincipal coauthor
  • Carrilloprincipal coauthor
  • Fongprincipal coauthor
  • Haneyprincipal coauthor
  • Harabedianprincipal coauthor
  • Jacksonprincipal coauthor
  • Kalraprincipal coauthor
  • Leeprincipal coauthor
  • McKinnorprincipal coauthor
  • Ortegaprincipal coauthor
  • Papanprincipal coauthor
  • Quirk-Silvaprincipal coauthor
  • Ramosprincipal coauthor
  • Schultzprincipal coauthor
  • Stefaniprincipal coauthor
  • Valenciaprincipal coauthor
  • Zburprincipal coauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-29

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 741, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-29

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-04

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.).

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  5. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 19.).

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  7. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 19. Page 6737.).

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  8. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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  11. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  12. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  14. 2026-06-15

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  15. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.

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  16. 2026-05-28

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  17. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 20.)

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  18. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 5428.)

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  19. 2026-05-20

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5167.)

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  20. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  21. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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  22. 2026-05-06

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  23. 2026-04-27

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2026-04-23

    Read second time and amended.

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  25. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 21).

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  26. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  27. 2026-04-16

    Read second time and amended.

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  28. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 14).

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  29. 2026-04-06

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

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  30. 2026-04-06

    Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  31. 2026-03-24

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  32. 2026-03-23

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

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  33. 2026-03-23

    Referred to Coms. on TRANS., JUD. and PUB. S.

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  34. 2026-01-29

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 28.

  35. 2026-01-28

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/28/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-28Compare
  • 03/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-23Compare
  • 04/06/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-06Compare
  • 04/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-16Compare
  • 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-23Compare
  • 05/20/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-20Compare
  • 06/15/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-15Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
  • 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
  • AB1650Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

    2026-04-14 · pass · 9-3

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Zbur: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Dixon: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Sanchez: no

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-21 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Ramos: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Alanis: no
    • Lackey: no

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 11-4

    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
    • Tangipa: no
    • Ta: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hoover: no

  • AB 1650 Caloza Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 59-20

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Zbur: yes
    • 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
    • Soria: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Jackson: 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
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • Davies: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Ta: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Flora: no
    • Chen: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Tangipa: 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

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 11-2

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Ashby: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Valladares: no
    • Niello: no

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-30 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: no

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