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CA SB 1156

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Vehicles: driving under the influence.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1156 pass?

No. CA SB 1156 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 1156 about?

Existing law makes it a crime to operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and sets forth the penalties for a violation of these provisions. Under existing law, if a person is convicted of a driving under the influence violation and the offense occurs within 10 years of one or more separate driving under the influence violations that resulted in convictions, the offense is subject to escalating fines, suspensions, and other sanctions. This bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon an appropriation from the Legislature, to provide, as appropriate, a summary of the penalties for specified violations involving alcohol or drugs on specified vehicle registration materials and with each driver's license, and license renewal, as specified. The bill would require the department's summary to include, among other things, the financial consequences of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs, and annual updates to DUI-related statutes.

Who sponsors CA SB 1156?

Caballero is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1156, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law makes it a crime to operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and sets forth the penalties for a violation of these provisions. Under existing law, if a person is convicted of a driving under the influence violation and the offense occurs within 10 years of one or more separate driving under the influence violations that resulted in convictions, the offense is subject to escalating fines, suspensions, and other sanctions. This bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon an appropriation from the Legislature, to provide, as appropriate, a summary of the penalties for specified violations involving alcohol or drugs on specified vehicle registration materials and with each driver's license, and license renewal, as specified. The bill would require the department's summary to include, among other things, the financial consequences of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs, and annual updates to DUI-related statutes.

Introduced
2026-02-18
Latest action
2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Caballeroauthor
  • Archuletacoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-13

    August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2026-08-05

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

  3. 2026-06-30

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

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  4. 2026-06-24

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

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  5. 2026-06-15

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  6. 2026-06-11

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

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  7. 2026-06-03

    June 9 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  8. 2026-05-26

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  9. 2026-05-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  10. 2026-05-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4354.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  11. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4266.) (May 14).

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  12. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  13. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  14. 2026-05-04

    May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  15. 2026-04-24

    Set for hearing May 4.

  16. 2026-04-22

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3983.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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  18. 2026-04-22

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  19. 2026-04-14

    Set for hearing April 21 in PUB. S. pending receipt.

  20. 2026-04-09

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

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  21. 2026-04-08

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  22. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and PUB. S.

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  23. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and G.O.

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  24. 2026-03-23

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

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  25. 2026-02-26

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  26. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

  27. 2026-02-18

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

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Versions

  • 02/18/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
  • 03/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-23Compare
  • 04/09/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-09Compare
  • 06/11/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-11Compare
  • 06/24/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-24Compare
  • SB1156Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]

    2026-04-21 · pass · 6-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass

    2026-05-14 · pass · 6-0

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

  • 3rd Reading SB1156 Caballero et al.

    2026-05-19 · pass · 39-0

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

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-29 · pass · 15-0

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

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1156

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