Bill Commons

CA SB 1029

vetoed

Vehicle lien sales: proceeds.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1029 pass?

No. CA SB 1029 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

What is CA SB 1029 about?

Existing law establishes the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund and requires moneys in the account, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be expended by the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of the California Highway Patrol for the purposes of enforcing laws related to vehicles or the use of highways. Existing law requires a lienholder to comply with specified procedures to conduct a vehicle lien sale. With regards to those procedures, existing law requires that the proceeds of a vehicle lien sale be paid to the lienholder in the amount necessary to discharge the lien and to cover the cost of processing the vehicle, among other requirements. Existing law requires that the balance be forwarded to the Department of Motor Vehicles and requires the balance to be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund, as provided. Existing law authorizes any person claiming an interest in the vehicle to file a claim with the Department of Motor Vehicles for any portion of the funds from the lien sale that was forwarded to the department, as provided. Existing law prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from honoring any claim unless the claim has been filed within 3 years of the date the funds were deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account. This bill would delete the above-described prohibition against the Department of Motor Vehicles from honoring any claim. The bill would, instead, 3 years after the date the funds were deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account, require the Department of Motor Vehicles to transfer any funds deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account to the Controller and would require the funds to be treated as escheated property. The bill would make the bill's provisions operative on January 1, 2030. Because this bill would require the balance to be treated as escheated property to the state, and thereby deposited in the Unclaimed Property Fund, which is a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.

Who sponsors CA SB 1029?

Seyarto is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1029, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund and requires moneys in the account, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be expended by the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of the California Highway Patrol for the purposes of enforcing laws related to vehicles or the use of highways. Existing law requires a lienholder to comply with specified procedures to conduct a vehicle lien sale. With regards to those procedures, existing law requires that the proceeds of a vehicle lien sale be paid to the lienholder in the amount necessary to discharge the lien and to cover the cost of processing the vehicle, among other requirements. Existing law requires that the balance be forwarded to the Department of Motor Vehicles and requires the balance to be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund, as provided. Existing law authorizes any person claiming an interest in the vehicle to file a claim with the Department of Motor Vehicles for any portion of the funds from the lien sale that was forwarded to the department, as provided. Existing law prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from honoring any claim unless the claim has been filed within 3 years of the date the funds were deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account. This bill would delete the above-described prohibition against the Department of Motor Vehicles from honoring any claim. The bill would, instead, 3 years after the date the funds were deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account, require the Department of Motor Vehicles to transfer any funds deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account to the Controller and would require the funds to be treated as escheated property. The bill would make the bill's provisions operative on January 1, 2030. Because this bill would require the balance to be treated as escheated property to the state, and thereby deposited in the Unclaimed Property Fund, which is a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.

Introduced
2026-02-10
Latest action
2026-09-30 — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Bill type
bill,appropriation
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Seyartoauthor
  • Jonescoauthor
  • Ochoa Boghcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-30

    In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. 2026-09-30

    Vetoed by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-28

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

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  4. 2026-08-24

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. 2026-08-24

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5687.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  6. 2026-08-24

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  7. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-08-20

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  9. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6304.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  10. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  12. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  13. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  14. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  15. 2026-06-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2026-06-23

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  17. 2026-06-01

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  18. 2026-05-22

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  19. 2026-05-22

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4418.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  20. 2026-05-20

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  21. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4262.) (May 14).

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  22. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  23. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  24. 2026-04-27

    April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  25. 2026-04-17

    Set for hearing April 27.

  26. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3873.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  27. 2026-03-26

    Set for hearing April 14.

  28. 2026-02-18

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  29. 2026-02-11

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.

  30. 2026-02-10

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/10/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-10Compare
  • 06/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-23Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/25/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-25Compare
  • SB1029Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-14 · pass · 12-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-27 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Richardson: yes

  • Do pass

    2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Special Consent SB1029 Seyarto et al.

    2026-05-22 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Becker: other
    • Hurtado: other
    • Padilla: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Stern: other
    • Niello: other
    • Allen: other

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

    2026-06-29 · pass · 15-0

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

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