CA AB 2280
passed one chamberVehicle liens.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2280 pass?
Not yet. CA AB 2280 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other. Latest recorded action (2026-08-26): In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
What is CA AB 2280 about?
Existing law authorizes a person to place a lien on a registered vehicle for authorized towing, storage, or labor associated with recovery or load salvage of the vehicle, among other things. This bill would clarify that provisions relating to vehicle liens do not prohibit a licensed repossession agency from filing a lien, if a lien is not in place. The bill would authorize a repossession agency to file a lien on behalf of the repossession agency, if a lien is currently in place, under specified conditions.
Who sponsors CA AB 2280?
Johnson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2280.
Description
Existing law authorizes a person to place a lien on a registered vehicle for authorized towing, storage, or labor associated with recovery or load salvage of the vehicle, among other things. This bill would clarify that provisions relating to vehicle liens do not prohibit a licensed repossession agency from filing a lien, if a lien is not in place. The bill would authorize a repossession agency to file a lien on behalf of the repossession agency, if a lien is currently in place, under specified conditions.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-08-26 — In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Johnsonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-17
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-03
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-03
From Consent Calendar.
2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-07-01
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30).
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2026-06-16
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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2026-06-08
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-04-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-04-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 4839.)
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2026-04-22
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2026-04-21
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 20).
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2026-04-14
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2026-04-13
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2026-03-19
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-19
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
- 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
- 04/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-13Compare
- 06/16/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-16Compare
- 07/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-02Compare
- 08/17/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-17Compare
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Votes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-04-20 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (16)
- Papan: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Hart: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ávila Farías: other
AB 2280 Johnson Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-04-27 · pass · 67-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Davies: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Soria: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Berman: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Krell: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Haney: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Chen: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ta: yes
- Papan: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Hart: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ramos: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Lee: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Macedo: other
- Sharp-Collins: other
- Stefani: other
- Bains: other
- Bonta: other
- Flora: other
- Gabriel: other
- Boerner: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Bennett: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Bryan: other
- Ellis: other
Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2026-06-30 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Wahab: yes
- Niello: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Allen: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Durazo: yes
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