AB 1550 - An Act to Amend Section 5068 Of, and to Add Section 5068.1 To, the Vehicle Code, Relating to Vehicles.

An Act to Amend Section 5068 Of, and to Add Section 5068.1 To, the Vehicle Code, Relating to Vehicles.

AB 1550 — 2011-2012 Legislature

Summary

Under existing law, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues environmental and other specialized license plates, including veterans’ organizations license plates. Veterans’ organizations license plates are required to have a distinctive design or decal. The Department of Veterans Affairs may modify the plate design or decals, but is prohibited from issuing those plates or decals, as modified, until all existing plates or decals have been issued.

This bill would authorize prescribed persons to apply for a special interest license plate that honors all veterans or veterans who served in a particular war or armed conflict. This bill would require the department to issue by July 1, 2013, decals for plates issued under this program that honor all veterans or veterans who served in a particular war or armed conflict to an applicant, to make available to an applicant, upon request, in lieu of this decal, a “yellow ribbons/support our troops” decal, and to eliminate from inventory any decals for which the department determines that demand is insufficient to maintain that inventory in a cost-effective manner.

These special interest license plates are… More

Under existing law, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues environmental and other specialized license plates, including veterans’ organizations license plates. Veterans’ organizations license plates are required to have a distinctive design or decal. The Department of Veterans Affairs may modify the plate design or decals, but is prohibited from issuing those plates or decals, as modified, until all existing plates or decals have been issued.

This bill would authorize prescribed persons to apply for a special interest license plate that honors all veterans or veterans who served in a particular war or armed conflict. This bill would require the department to issue by July 1, 2013, decals for plates issued under this program that honor all veterans or veterans who served in a particular war or armed conflict to an applicant, to make available to an applicant, upon request, in lieu of this decal, a “yellow ribbons/support our troops” decal, and to eliminate from inventory any decals for which the department determines that demand is insufficient to maintain that inventory in a cost-effective manner.

These special interest license plates are subject to fees for issuance, renewal, or personalization that are additional to those required for nonspecialized license plates. Existing law requires that the revenue from those additional fees, less the DMV’s costs, be deposited in the Veterans Service Office Fund.

Existing law requires money in the Veterans Service Office Fund to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for allocation and disbursement to counties for the operation of county veterans service offices.

This bill would increase the amount of those additional fees. Hide

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Title

An Act to Amend Section 5068 Of, and to Add Section 5068.1 To, the Vehicle Code, Relating to Vehicles.

Author(s)

Susan Bonilla

Co-Authors

• Michael Allen
• Jared Huffman
• Kevin Jeffries
• Das Williams
• Mariko Yamada
• Elaine Alquist
• Tony Strickland

Subjects

• Vehicles: veterans’ organizations license plates: fees

Major Actions

Introduced	1/25/2012
Referred to Committee
Passed Assembly Committee on Transportation	3/19/2012
Passed Assembly Committee on Appropriations	3/28/2012
Passed Assembly	4/12/2012
Passed Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing	6/12/2012
Passed Senate Committee on Appropriations	6/25/2012
Passed Senate	8/13/2012
Passed Assembly	8/21/2012
Presented to the governor (enrolled)	8/24/2012
Became law (chaptered).	9/20/2012

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	Assembly Committee on Transportation	Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.	3/19/2012	This motion PASSED the Assembly Committee on Transportation 14 voted YES 0 voted NO 0 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Assembly Committee on Appropriations	Do pass, to Consent Calendar.	3/28/2012	This motion PASSED the Assembly Committee on Appropriations 15 voted YES 0 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Assembly	AB 1550 BONILLA Assembly Third Reading	4/12/2012	This bill PASSED the Assembly 71 voted YES 3 voted NO 6 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing	Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.	6/12/2012	This motion PASSED the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing 8 voted YES 0 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate Committee on Appropriations	Do pass as amended.	6/25/2012	This motion PASSED the Senate Committee on Appropriations 7 voted YES 0 voted NO 0 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Assembly 3rd Reading AB1550 Bonilla By Alquist	8/13/2012	This bill PASSED the Senate 37 voted YES 0 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
currently selected	Assembly	AB 1550 BONILLA Concurrence in Senate Amendments	8/21/2012	This bill PASSED the Assembly 72 voted YES 1 voted NO 7 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/25/2012
		1/25/2012	Read first time. To print.
		1/26/2012	From printer. May be heard in committee February 25.
		2/02/2012	Referred to Com. on TRANS.
		3/12/2012	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
		3/13/2012	Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
select this vote	Vote	3/19/2012	Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
		3/20/2012	From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 19).
		3/21/2012	Read second time and amended.
		3/22/2012	Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
select this vote	Vote	3/28/2012	Do pass, to Consent Calendar.
		3/28/2012	From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 28).
		3/29/2012	Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
		4/09/2012	Ordered to third reading.
		4/12/2012	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 3. Page 4340.)
		4/12/2012	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
select this vote	Assembly Vote on Passage	4/12/2012	AB 1550 BONILLA Assembly Third Reading
		4/19/2012	Referred to Com. on T. & H.
		5/14/2012	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
select this vote	Vote	6/12/2012	Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.
		6/13/2012	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
select this vote	Vote	6/25/2012	Do pass as amended.
		6/27/2012	From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25).
		6/28/2012	Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
		8/06/2012	Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
		8/07/2012	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
		8/13/2012	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4482.).
		8/13/2012	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	8/13/2012	Assembly 3rd Reading AB1550 Bonilla By Alquist
		8/21/2012	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 6054.).
currently selected	Assembly Vote on Passage	8/21/2012	AB 1550 BONILLA Concurrence in Senate Amendments
		8/24/2012	Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
		9/20/2012	Approved by the Governor.
		9/20/2012	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398, Statutes of 2012.