Bill Commons

CA AB 2502

vetoed

Vehicles: driving under the influence: driving automation.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2502 pass?

No. CA AB 2502 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 2502 about?

Existing law makes it unlawful for a person who has 0.08% or more, by weight, of alcohol in their blood to drive a vehicle or to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs and prescribes certain penalties depending on additional facts, such as whether the driving resulted in an injury to another. Existing decisional law holds that the slight volitional movement of the vehicle is sufficient for a driving under the influence violation. This bill would state that for the purposes of a driving under the influence violation, "drive" includes the volitional movement of a vehicle with driver support features engaged that require a person to supervise the vehicle in order to steer, brake, or accelerate, as needed to maintain safety. To the extent that this bill would expand the scope of a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA AB 2502?

Pellerin is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2502, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law makes it unlawful for a person who has 0.08% or more, by weight, of alcohol in their blood to drive a vehicle or to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs and prescribes certain penalties depending on additional facts, such as whether the driving resulted in an injury to another. Existing decisional law holds that the slight volitional movement of the vehicle is sufficient for a driving under the influence violation. This bill would state that for the purposes of a driving under the influence violation, "drive" includes the volitional movement of a vehicle with driver support features engaged that require a person to supervise the vehicle in order to steer, brake, or accelerate, as needed to maintain safety. To the extent that this bill would expand the scope of a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
2026-07-01
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Pellerinauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-27

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-03

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

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  3. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

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  4. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6585.).

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  5. 2026-08-25

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  7. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. 2026-08-06

    Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-06

    From Consent Calendar.

  11. 2026-08-04

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  12. 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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  13. 2026-07-02

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30).

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  15. 2026-06-22

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  16. 2026-04-23

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

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  17. 2026-04-23

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4795.)

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  18. 2026-04-16

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  19. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15).

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  20. 2026-03-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  21. 2026-03-25

    Coauthors revised.

  22. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  23. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  24. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 07/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-02Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • AB2502Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Haney: other

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-04-15 · pass · 13-0

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

  • AB 2502 Pellerin Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-04-23 · pass · 74-0

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

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-30 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Cortese: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

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