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CA AB 2372

enacted

Vehicles: tolls.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2372 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2372 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 300, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2372 about?

Existing law provides for the exemption of authorized emergency vehicles from the payment of a toll or charge on a vehicular crossing, toll highway, or high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane when the authorized emergency vehicle is being driven under specified conditions, including, among others, the vehicle is displaying an exempt license plate and properly identified or marked as an authorized emergency vehicle, as specified.. This bill would exempt a vehicle that is not displaying an exempt license plate if it is otherwise exempted from the above-described payment and is authorized as an emergency vehicle by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 2372?

Hoover is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2372.

Description

Existing law provides for the exemption of authorized emergency vehicles from the payment of a toll or charge on a vehicular crossing, toll highway, or high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane when the authorized emergency vehicle is being driven under specified conditions, including, among others, the vehicle is displaying an exempt license plate and properly identified or marked as an authorized emergency vehicle, as specified.. This bill would exempt a vehicle that is not displaying an exempt license plate if it is otherwise exempted from the above-described payment and is authorized as an emergency vehicle by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, as specified.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 300, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hooverauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-18

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 300, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-18

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-15

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

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  6. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 7026.).

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  7. 2026-08-11

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  9. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5323.).

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  10. 2026-08-04

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  11. 2026-08-03

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  12. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-06-04

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

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  14. 2026-05-27

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  15. 2026-05-14

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

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  16. 2026-05-14

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5056.)

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  17. 2026-05-07

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  18. 2026-05-06

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

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  19. 2026-04-14

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. 2026-04-07

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  21. 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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  22. 2026-03-17

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  23. 2026-03-16

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  24. 2026-03-16

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

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  25. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  26. 2026-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 03/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-16Compare
  • 04/06/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-06Compare
  • 06/04/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-04Compare
  • 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
  • 09/18/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-18Compare
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  • AB2372Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-13 · pass · 16-0

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

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Arambula: other

  • AB 2372 Hoover Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-05-14 · pass · 77-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Arambula: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Flora: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-23 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

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