CA SB 922
enactedVehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 922 pass?
Yes. CA SB 922 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 148, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 922 about?
Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing a tax, permit fee, or other charge for the privilege of using its streets or highways, other than a permit fee for an extralegal load unless the local agency had imposed the fee prior to June 1, 1989. This bill would explicitly state that a fee, charge, surcharge, or component thereof imposed upon the provider of, or ratepayer for, public services by or for a local agency to recover the cost of street maintenance and repair and other costs associated with the use of its streets, roads, or highways to provide those public services is not a tax, permit fee, or other charge that is prohibited by the provision described above. The bill would provide that nothing in the Vehicle Code prohibits a local agency from imposing or collecting this fee, charge, or surcharge. The bill would delete obsolete references and make other technical changes. The bill would make various findings and declarations.
Who sponsors CA SB 922?
Laird is the primary sponsor of CA SB 922, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing a tax, permit fee, or other charge for the privilege of using its streets or highways, other than a permit fee for an extralegal load unless the local agency had imposed the fee prior to June 1, 1989. This bill would explicitly state that a fee, charge, surcharge, or component thereof imposed upon the provider of, or ratepayer for, public services by or for a local agency to recover the cost of street maintenance and repair and other costs associated with the use of its streets, roads, or highways to provide those public services is not a tax, permit fee, or other charge that is prohibited by the provision described above. The bill would provide that nothing in the Vehicle Code prohibits a local agency from imposing or collecting this fee, charge, or surcharge. The bill would delete obsolete references and make other technical changes. The bill would make various findings and declarations.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 148, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Lairdauthor
- Bennettprincipal coauthor
- Pachecocoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 148, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-08-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-18
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-10
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 1.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-10
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 1.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-10
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 1. Page 5316.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-06
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-06
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-06
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 51. Noes 12. Page 6081.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-03
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 1).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-17
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-26
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-05-19
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-18
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 2. Page 4314.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-03-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-03-18
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3601.) (March 18).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-11
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-05
Set for hearing March 18.
2026-02-11
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-01-29
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 28.
2026-01-28
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 01/28/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-28Compare
- 03/11/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-11Compare
- 06/17/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-17Compare
- 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-07-02Compare
- 08/12/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-12Compare
- 08/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-08-27Compare
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Votes
Do pass
2026-03-18 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ashby: yes
- Laird: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Choi: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Durazo: yes
3rd Reading SB922 Laird et al.
2026-05-18 · pass · 33-2
Member-level votes (40)
- Caballero: yes
- Grove: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Choi: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Becker: 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
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Strickland: no
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Valladares: other
- Jones: other
- Niello: other
- Padilla: other
Do pass as amended.
2026-07-01 · pass · 8-2
Member-level votes (10)
- Ransom: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ward: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Johnson: no
- Ta: no
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