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CA AB 1654

in committee

Vehicles: commercial driver's licenses.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1654 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 1654 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-20): In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

What is CA AB 1654 about?

Existing law prohibits a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle unless that person has in their immediate possession a valid commercial driver's license of the appropriate class. Existing law requires a person to pass a knowledge test and driving test for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that complies with minimum federal standards, as specified, before being issued a commercial driver's license. This bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles, before issuing or renewing a commercial driver's license, to verify the applicant's lawful presence in the United States, as specified. The bill would require the department to revoke any commercial driver's license issued to a person subsequently determined to be unlawfully present in the United States, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 1654?

DeMaio is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1654.

Description

Existing law prohibits a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle unless that person has in their immediate possession a valid commercial driver's license of the appropriate class. Existing law requires a person to pass a knowledge test and driving test for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that complies with minimum federal standards, as specified, before being issued a commercial driver's license. This bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles, before issuing or renewing a commercial driver's license, to verify the applicant's lawful presence in the United States, as specified. The bill would require the department to revoke any commercial driver's license issued to a person subsequently determined to be unlawfully present in the United States, as specified.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-20 — In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DeMaioauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-20

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

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  2. 2026-04-13

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  3. 2026-03-16

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  4. 2026-01-30

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.

  5. 2026-01-29

    Read first time. To print.

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Votes

  • Reconsideration.

    2026-04-20 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Papan: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Carrillo: other
    • Ávila Farías: other
    • Harabedian: other

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

    2026-04-20 · fail · 4-11

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Lackey: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Papan: no
    • Ahrens: no
    • Rogers: no
    • Aguiar-Curry: no
    • Hart: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Carrillo: no
    • Harabedian: no
    • Ransom: no
    • Jackson: no
    • Sharp-Collins: no
    • Ávila Farías: other

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1654

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