Legislative Update

Legislative Status Report Date: 2/19/2010
AB 787 (Hill) Smog check: vehicle repair assistance and retirement program. (A-02/09/2010 html pdf) Status:02/11/2010-Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. Current Location:02/11/2010-S RLS. Calendar Events: Summary: Existing law establishes a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (smog check) program, developed, implemented, and administered by the Department of Consumer Affairs. The duty of enforcing and administering the program is vested in the Chief of the Bureau of Automotive Repair within the department. The owner of a motor vehicle that has failed its most recent smog check inspection has the right to retire the vehicle from operation at a dismantler under contract with the Bureau of Automotive Repair, and the department is required to pay this person up to $1,500, or more if cost effective. This bill would increase this amount from $1,500 to $2,000. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Organization Assigned Position Priority Subject Groups ACCC FTaugher

AB 1740 (Jeffries) Vehicles: specially constructed vehicles. (I-02/08/2010 html pdf) Status:02/18/2010-Referred to Com. on TRANS. Current Location:02/18/2010-A TRANS. Calendar Events: Summary: Existing law establishes a registration amnesty program for specially constructed vehicles, as defined, that have been previously registered or classified incorrectly and requires that a specially constructed vehicle, upon registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles, be inspected by stations authorized to perform referee functions, for the purposes of determining the engine model-year used in the vehicle or the vehicle model-year, and the emission control system application. This bill would delete the first 500 vehicle limitation and instead require the department to provide registration to any specially constructed vehicle that meets the specified criteria. The bill would provide that the registered owner of a specially constructed vehicle that is currently registered or incorrectly registered may change the vehicle's registration by complying with those specified criteria. This bill contains other existing laws. Organization Assigned Position Priority Subject Groups ACCC FTaugher Support
ACA 8 (Jeffries) Meetings of the Legislature. (A-04/20/2009 html pdf) Status:04/21/2009-Re-referred to Com. on RULES. Current Location:01/12/2009-A RLS. Calendar Events:
Summary: Existing provisions of the California Constitution require meetings of each house and committee of the Legislature to be open to the public, except that closed meetings may be held to consider specified matters, including employment and personnel, security, advice from counsel, and caucus meetings. Existing provisions of the California Constitution provide that no bill may be passed unless it is read by title on 3 days in each house except that the house may dispense with this requirement by roll call vote entered in the journal, 2/3 of the membership concurring. Existing provisions of the California Constitution prohibit a bill from being passed until the bill with amendments has been printed and distributed to the members. This measure would further require a house or committee of the Legislature, at least 72 hours before a regularly scheduled meeting, to post an agenda containing a brief general description of each item to be considered, including items to be considered in closed session. The measure would generally prohibit consideration of any matter not included in the agenda.