CA SB 953

in committee

Driving record: points: vehicular manslaughter.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 953 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 953 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 953 about?

Existing law defines vehicular manslaughter as, among other things, driving a vehicle in the commission of an unlawful act, not amounting to a felony, or driving a vehicle in the commission of a lawful act that might produce death, in an unlawful manner, that results in the unlawful killing of a human being without malice. Under existing law, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, as defined, is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 4, or 6 years, and vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year. Existing law authorizes a judge in the superior court in which a misdemeanor is being prosecuted to offer diversion to a defendant, and requires the judge, at the end of the diversion period and if the defendant has complied with the imposed terms and conditions, to dismiss the action against the defendant. Existing law imposes 2 violation points against a driver's record for purposes of the suspension or revocation of the privilege to drive if a driver is convicted of vehicular manslaughter. This bill would impose 2 violation points against a driver's record for a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter violation that was dismissed by a judge upon the completion of diversion.

Who sponsors CA SB 953?

Niello is the primary sponsor of CA SB 953, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

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

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Action timeline

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2026-08-13
August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
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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2026-06-09
Coauthors revised.
2026-06-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2026-06-01
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and TRANS.
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2026-05-22
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-22
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4417.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-20
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4259.) (May 14).
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-27
April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-17
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3873.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-06
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2026-03-26
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-02-11
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2026-02-03
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
2026-02-02
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-14 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Arreguín: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Valladares: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-04-27 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Richardson: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
Special Consent SB953 Niello et al.
2026-05-22 · pass · 33-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Rubio: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Jones: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Limón: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Grove: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Choi: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: other
- Hurtado: other
- Padilla: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Stern: other
- Niello: other
- Allen: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]
2026-06-09 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Alanis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Haney: yes
- Harabedian: yes
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=202520260SB953

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