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CA SB 1042

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Vehicle registration modernization study.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Existing law prohibits a person from operating, as specified, any motor vehicle unless it is registered and the appropriate fees have been paid. Under existing law, the Director of Motor Vehicles is authorized to establish a registration year for any vehicle consisting of any period from 7 months to 18 months, inclusive, with subsequent renewals being required at yearly intervals thereafter. Existing law requires current month and year tabs to be attached to the rear license plate assigned to a vehicle for the last preceding registration year in which license plates were issued. This bill would request the Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy to conduct a study on modernizing vehicle registration in the state, including, at a minimum, an analysis of the effect of eliminating physical registration stickers, authorizing the department to issue or renew a motor vehicle registration for 2 years, and authorizing installment payments for vehicle registration. The bill would request the commission to submit a report to the Legislature on the study no later than January 1, 2028.

Introduced
2026-02-11
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-14 — May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Seyartoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-11

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

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  2. 2026-02-12

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.

  3. 2026-02-18

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  4. 2026-03-17

    Set for hearing April 7.

  5. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3760.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  6. 2026-04-10

    Set for hearing April 20.

  7. 2026-04-20

    April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  8. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  9. 2026-05-14

    May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 12-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-20 · pass · 7-0

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1042

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