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CA SB 572

in committee

Vehicles: advanced driver assistance system: crash reports.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 572 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 572 is in committee as of 2025-08-29 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 572 about?

Existing law regulates vehicles, including autonomous vehicles and autonomous technology in vehicles. Under existing federal statute and regulation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the Third Amended Standing General Order 2021-01, effective June 16, 2025, that requires specified vehicle and equipment manufacturers and operators of autonomous driving systems and Level 2 advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) vehicles to report crashes to NHTSA, as specified. A violation of the Vehicle Code is an infraction. This bill would require a manufacturer of a Level 2 ADAS vehicle to report a crash involving its Level 2 ADAS vehicle to the Department of Motor Vehicles, including reporting the crash, as defined, within 5 days of the crash, as specified, if specified conditions pertaining to the crash are met. The bill would require the department to post this crash data on its internet website, as specified, and to transmit this data to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, as specified. The bill would prohibit the department from publishing any proprietary business information, including any personally identifiable information, when posting crash data on its internet website and would make this information confidential and not subject to disclosure under certain public records provisions. The bill would impose a civil penalty of $27,874 per violation per day on a manufacturer that fails to report a crash pursuant to these provisions. The bill would be operative only if the Third Amended Standing General Order 2021-01 is repealed and not replaced with another general order, a federal statute, or a federal regulation that is consistent with the repealed General Order, as determined by the Director of Motor Vehicles. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. By expanding the application of a crime, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA SB 572?

Gonzalez is the primary sponsor of CA SB 572, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law regulates vehicles, including autonomous vehicles and autonomous technology in vehicles. Under existing federal statute and regulation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the Third Amended Standing General Order 2021-01, effective June 16, 2025, that requires specified vehicle and equipment manufacturers and operators of autonomous driving systems and Level 2 advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) vehicles to report crashes to NHTSA, as specified. A violation of the Vehicle Code is an infraction. This bill would require a manufacturer of a Level 2 ADAS vehicle to report a crash involving its Level 2 ADAS vehicle to the Department of Motor Vehicles, including reporting the crash, as defined, within 5 days of the crash, as specified, if specified conditions pertaining to the crash are met. The bill would require the department to post this crash data on its internet website, as specified, and to transmit this data to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, as specified. The bill would prohibit the department from publishing any proprietary business information, including any personally identifiable information, when posting crash data on its internet website and would make this information confidential and not subject to disclosure under certain public records provisions. The bill would impose a civil penalty of $27,874 per violation per day on a manufacturer that fails to report a crash pursuant to these provisions. The bill would be operative only if the Third Amended Standing General Order 2021-01 is repealed and not replaced with another general order, a federal statute, or a federal regulation that is consistent with the repealed General Order, as determined by the Director of Motor Vehicles. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. By expanding the application of a crime, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2025-08-29 — August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gonzalezauthor
  • Zburcoauthor
  • Aguiar-Currycoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

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

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  2. 2025-02-21

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

  3. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  4. 2025-03-26

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

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  5. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.

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  6. 2025-04-08

    Set for hearing April 22.

  7. 2025-04-10

    Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.

  8. 2025-04-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 843.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  9. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 941.) (April 29).

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  10. 2025-05-01

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

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  11. 2025-05-09

    Set for hearing May 19.

  12. 2025-05-19

    May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. 2025-05-20

    Set for hearing May 23.

  14. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1204.) (May 23).

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  15. 2025-05-23

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  16. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. 2025-05-28

    Motion to reconsider made by Senator Gonzalez.

  18. 2025-05-28

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 1286.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  19. 2025-05-28

    Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1286.)

  20. 2025-05-28

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 6. Page 1284.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  21. 2025-05-28

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  22. 2025-06-05

    Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.

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  23. 2025-06-19

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

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  24. 2025-07-02

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).

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  25. 2025-07-03

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

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  26. 2025-07-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  27. 2025-07-15

    Coauthors revised.

  28. 2025-08-20

    August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  29. 2025-08-29

    August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Versions

  • 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
  • 03/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-26Compare
  • 05/01/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-01Compare
  • 05/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-23Compare
  • 07/03/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-03Compare
  • SB572Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-22 · pass · 11-1

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Strickland: other
    • Valladares: other
    • Dahle: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-29 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Valladares: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-05-19 · pass · 5-0

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

  • Do pass as amended

    2025-05-23 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Dahle: other

  • 3rd Reading

    2025-05-28 · pass · 29-5

    Member-level votes (40)
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Grove: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Choi: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Limón: other
    • Valladares: other
    • Cervantes: other
    • Reyes: other
    • Jones: other

  • 3rd Reading SB572 Gonzalez Reconsider

    2025-05-28 · pass · 36-0

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

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

    2025-07-01 · pass · 11-0

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

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

    2025-07-14 · pass · 14-1

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Papan: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • Hoover: other

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