CA AB 2719
in committeeVehicles: certificates of title.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2719 pass?
Not yet. CA AB 2719 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-07-29): In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
What is CA AB 2719 about?
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a certificate of ownership to the legal owner of a vehicle upon registering the vehicle. Existing law requires the Director of Motor Vehicles to develop an Electronic Lien and Title (ELT) Program to require that all lienholders' title information be held in an electronic format, if the department determines that the program is cost effective compared to the current paper title and registration system. This bill would define "title," "certificate of title," and "certificate of ownership" for purposes of the Vehicle Code as an official record, whether in paper or electronic form, establishing and providing proof of legal ownership of a vehicle.
Who sponsors CA AB 2719?
Petrie-Norris is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2719.
Description
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a certificate of ownership to the legal owner of a vehicle upon registering the vehicle. Existing law requires the Director of Motor Vehicles to develop an Electronic Lien and Title (ELT) Program to require that all lienholders' title information be held in an electronic format, if the department determines that the program is cost effective compared to the current paper title and registration system. This bill would define "title," "certificate of title," and "certificate of ownership" for purposes of the Vehicle Code as an official record, whether in paper or electronic form, establishing and providing proof of legal ownership of a vehicle.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-16
- Latest action
- 2026-07-29 — In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Petrie-Norrisauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-07-29
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
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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 68. Noes 0. Page 5230.)
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2026-05-13
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).
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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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2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
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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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2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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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.
2026-05-13 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
AB 2719 Petrie-Norris Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-21 · pass · 68-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Ta: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Soria: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Papan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Ellis: 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
- Davies: yes
- Lee: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Bains: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Addis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ward: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hart: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Flora: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Lowenthal: other
- Ramos: other
- Wilson: other
- Wicks: other
- Garcia: other
- Lackey: other
- Arambula: other
- Schultz: other
- Hoover: other
- Gabriel: other
- Chen: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-30 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Dahle: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Gonzalez: other
Related bills
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