CA AB 1837
enactedVideo imaging of parking violations.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1837 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1837 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 900, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1837 about?
Existing law authorizes a public transit operator in the state, until January 1, 2027, and authorizes the City and County of San Francisco indefinitely, to enforce parking violations in specified transit-only traffic lanes and at transit stops through the use of video imaging, and to install automated forward facing parking control devices on city-owned public transit vehicles for the purpose of video imaging parking violations occurring in transit-only traffic lanes, as specified. Existing law requires a public transit operator, prior to issuing notices of parking violations, to issue warning notices for the first 60 days and to make a public announcement of the program. Existing law requires a designated employee, or a contracted law enforcement agency, to review video image recordings for the purpose of determining whether a parking violation occurred in a transit-only traffic lane or at a transit stop and to issue a notice of violation to the registered owner of a vehicle within 15 calendar days, as specified. Existing law makes these video image records confidential and provides that these records are available only to public agencies to enforce parking violations. Existing law requires a public transit operator that implements an automated enforcement system to enforce parking violations in transit-only traffic lanes and at transit stops to submit a report to specified committees of the Legislature by no later than January 1, 2025. This bill would extend the authorization for the use of video imaging to enforce parking and stopping violations until January 1, 2034. The bill would require that a public transit operator issue warnings for 60 days prior to issuing notices of violations when it uses video imaging for enforcement of a violation that it has not previously used video imaging to enforce. The bill would require a public transit operator that uses video imaging to enforce parking violations to report to the Legislature, as specified. The bill would exempt the City and County of San Francisco from this requirement. The bill would allow only local agencies to use video image records to enforce parking violations and would prohibit the use or access of these records for general law enforcement purposes or by federal authorities, as specified. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City and County of San Francisco.
Who sponsors CA AB 1837?
Mark González is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1837, joined by 4 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law authorizes a public transit operator in the state, until January 1, 2027, and authorizes the City and County of San Francisco indefinitely, to enforce parking violations in specified transit-only traffic lanes and at transit stops through the use of video imaging, and to install automated forward facing parking control devices on city-owned public transit vehicles for the purpose of video imaging parking violations occurring in transit-only traffic lanes, as specified. Existing law requires a public transit operator, prior to issuing notices of parking violations, to issue warning notices for the first 60 days and to make a public announcement of the program. Existing law requires a designated employee, or a contracted law enforcement agency, to review video image recordings for the purpose of determining whether a parking violation occurred in a transit-only traffic lane or at a transit stop and to issue a notice of violation to the registered owner of a vehicle within 15 calendar days, as specified. Existing law makes these video image records confidential and provides that these records are available only to public agencies to enforce parking violations. Existing law requires a public transit operator that implements an automated enforcement system to enforce parking violations in transit-only traffic lanes and at transit stops to submit a report to specified committees of the Legislature by no later than January 1, 2025. This bill would extend the authorization for the use of video imaging to enforce parking and stopping violations until January 1, 2034. The bill would require that a public transit operator issue warnings for 60 days prior to issuing notices of violations when it uses video imaging for enforcement of a violation that it has not previously used video imaging to enforce. The bill would require a public transit operator that uses video imaging to enforce parking violations to report to the Legislature, as specified. The bill would exempt the City and County of San Francisco from this requirement. The bill would allow only local agencies to use video image records to enforce parking violations and would prohibit the use or access of these records for general law enforcement purposes or by federal authorities, as specified. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City and County of San Francisco.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-12
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 900, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Mark Gonzálezauthor
- Hoovercoauthor
- McKinnorcoauthor
- Nguyencoauthor
- Arreguíncoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 900, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-27
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-20
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 8.).
2026-08-20
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 8. Page 6319.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-19
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9.).
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 5545.).
2026-06-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 29).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
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 TRANS.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-03
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P., D.T., & C.P.
referral-committee
2026-05-21
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-21
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 6. Page 5177.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-23
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-22
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (April 21).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-03-31
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-03-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-16
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P.
referral-committee
2026-02-12
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2026-02-11
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 02/11/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-11Compare
- 03/12/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-12Compare
- 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-23Compare
- 06/15/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-15Compare
- 08/24/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-24Compare
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
2026-03-23 · pass · 14-1
Member-level votes (16)
- Ward: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Papan: yes
- Davies: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Hart: yes
- Macedo: no
- Lackey: other
Do pass as amended.
2026-04-21 · pass · 13-2
Member-level votes (15)
- Bryan: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hoover: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Ward: yes
- Macedo: no
- DeMaio: no
AB 1837 Mark González Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-21 · pass · 61-6
Member-level votes (80)
- Lowenthal: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Papan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Haney: yes
- Solache: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lee: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Addis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ward: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Hart: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hadwick: no
- Gallagher: no
- DeMaio: no
- Johnson: no
- Macedo: no
- Sanchez: no
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Ellis: other
- Castillo: other
- Ta: other
- Ramos: other
- Bains: other
- Dixon: other
- Flora: other
- Garcia: other
- Lackey: other
- Arambula: other
- Alanis: other
- Chen: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
2026-06-23 · pass · 9-4
Member-level votes (13)
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Dahle: no
- Strickland: no
- Valladares: no
- Seyarto: no
Do pass
2026-06-29 · pass · 7-2
Member-level votes (9)
- Wiener: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
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