Bill Commons

CA SJR 16

enacted

Vehicles: commercial driver's license revocation.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SJR 16 pass?

Yes. CA SJR 16 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-24): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 206, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SJR 16 about?

This measure would urge the Congress of the United States and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to review federal commercial driver's license disqualification policies and consider reforms that allow greater flexibility for states and appropriate relief for drivers whose livelihoods are affected.

Who sponsors CA SJR 16?

Caballero is the primary sponsor of CA SJR 16, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

This measure would urge the Congress of the United States and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to review federal commercial driver's license disqualification policies and consider reforms that allow greater flexibility for states and appropriate relief for drivers whose livelihoods are affected.

Introduced
2026-05-07
Latest action
2026-08-24 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 206, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Caballeroauthor
  • Arreguíncoauthor
  • Cortesecoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-24

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 206, Statutes of 2026.

  2. 2026-08-24

    Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1 p.m.

  3. 2026-08-19

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  4. 2026-08-19

    Read. Adopted. Ordered to the Senate.

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  5. 2026-08-19

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 59. Noes 12. Page 6263.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  6. 2026-08-11

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (August 10).

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  7. 2026-08-06

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  8. 2026-06-30

    In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  9. 2026-06-29

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 5082.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  10. 2026-06-29

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 29. Noes 5.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  11. 2026-06-09

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 3. Page 4650.) (June 9).

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  12. 2026-06-09

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 9).

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  13. 2026-05-27

    Set for hearing June 9.

  14. 2026-05-20

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  15. 2026-05-07

    Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

    2026-06-09 · pass · 9-3

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Valladares: other

  • 3rd Reading SJR16 Caballero et al.

    2026-06-29 · pass · 29-5

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

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SJR16

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