Bill Commons

CA SB 1315

in committee

Advanced driver assistance systems.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1315 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 1315 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-30): Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

What is CA SB 1315 about?

Existing law authorizes the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads for testing purposes by a driver who possesses the proper class of license for the type of vehicle operated if specified requirements are satisfied. Existing law prohibits the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads until the manufacturer submits an application to the Department of Motor Vehicles, as specified, and that application is approved. For these purposes, existing law defines "autonomous vehicle." This bill would require the manufacturer of an advanced driver assistance system, or an automobile equipped with an advanced driver assistance system, to ensure a driver is able to disable or disengage either an advanced driver assistance system or autonomous technology as a condition of operating the vehicle under a condition in which manual operation was previously available. The bill would define "advanced driver assistance system" for these purposes. The bill would authorize the Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney to bring a civil action to enforce those prohibitions and would authorize a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per violation, as specified. The bill would specify that a violation of those prohibitions is not an unlawful business practice. The bill would also make technical and conforming changes. Existing law requires the department, upon application for an original driver's license, to require an examination of the applicant. Existing law requires the examination to test, among other things, the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the provisions of the Vehicle Code governing the operation of vehicles upon the highways, an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in operating a motor vehicle by driving it under the supervision of an examining officer, and a test of the applicant's hearing and eyesight, as specified. This bill would require the department, at the next regularly scheduled revision of the driver's license examination or demonstration of an applicant's ability to drive, to consider adding one or more questions that pertain to levels of advanced driver assistance systems.

Who sponsors CA SB 1315?

Cabaldon is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1315.

Description

Existing law authorizes the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads for testing purposes by a driver who possesses the proper class of license for the type of vehicle operated if specified requirements are satisfied. Existing law prohibits the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads until the manufacturer submits an application to the Department of Motor Vehicles, as specified, and that application is approved. For these purposes, existing law defines "autonomous vehicle." This bill would require the manufacturer of an advanced driver assistance system, or an automobile equipped with an advanced driver assistance system, to ensure a driver is able to disable or disengage either an advanced driver assistance system or autonomous technology as a condition of operating the vehicle under a condition in which manual operation was previously available. The bill would define "advanced driver assistance system" for these purposes. The bill would authorize the Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney to bring a civil action to enforce those prohibitions and would authorize a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per violation, as specified. The bill would specify that a violation of those prohibitions is not an unlawful business practice. The bill would also make technical and conforming changes. Existing law requires the department, upon application for an original driver's license, to require an examination of the applicant. Existing law requires the examination to test, among other things, the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the provisions of the Vehicle Code governing the operation of vehicles upon the highways, an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in operating a motor vehicle by driving it under the supervision of an examining officer, and a test of the applicant's hearing and eyesight, as specified. This bill would require the department, at the next regularly scheduled revision of the driver's license examination or demonstration of an applicant's ability to drive, to consider adding one or more questions that pertain to levels of advanced driver assistance systems.

Introduced
2026-02-20
Latest action
2026-08-30 — Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cabaldonauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-30

    Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

  2. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  3. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  4. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  5. 2026-08-05

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

  6. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  7. 2026-06-24

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

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  8. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 22).

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  9. 2026-06-08

    Re-referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  10. 2026-06-03

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

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  11. 2026-05-26

    Referred to Coms. on INS. and TRANS.

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  12. 2026-05-19

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  13. 2026-05-18

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4317.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  14. 2026-05-05

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. 2026-05-04

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  16. 2026-04-24

    Set for hearing May 4.

  17. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3985.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  18. 2026-04-13

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

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  19. 2026-04-10

    Set for hearing April 21.

  20. 2026-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3794.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  21. 2026-03-27

    Set for hearing April 8.

  22. 2026-03-11

    Referred to Coms. on INS. and TRANS.

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  23. 2026-02-23

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  24. 2026-02-23

    Read first time.

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  25. 2026-02-20

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 04/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-13Compare
  • 06/03/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-03Compare
  • 06/24/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-24Compare
  • SB1315Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Jones: other

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

    2026-04-21 · pass · 12-0

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

  • 3rd Reading

    2026-05-18 · pass · 38-0

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

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2026-06-22 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ward: other

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

    2026-06-30 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Bryan: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Papan: yes

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