California Assembly Bill 984
Session 20212022
Vehicle identification and registration: alternative devices.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 29, 2022
Sponsor
Wilson
First Action
Feb 18, 2021
Latest Action
Sep 29, 2022
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
984
State
California
Session
20212022
Wilson
grade
Author
Coauthor
Motion Text
AB 984 Wilson Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Assembly Roll Call Votes
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Other
Haney
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Mike Fong
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Wilson
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Summary
Existing law requires a vehicle to display a license plate, issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, with tabs that indicate the month and year the vehicle registration expires. Existing law authorizes the department to conduct a pilot program, until January 1, 2023, if certain conditions are met, to evaluate the use of alternatives to stickers, tabs, license plates, and registration cards. Under existing law, a person who alters, forges, counterfeits, or falsifies, among other things, a device issued pursuant to the pilot program, is guilty of a felony.
This bill would require the department to establish a program authorizing an entity to issue alternatives to stickers, tabs, license plates, and registration cards under specified conditions that include, among others, approval of the alternative devices by the Department of the California Highway Patrol. The bill would make this authorization applicable to environmental license plates and specialized license plates displayed on an alternative device, as specified. The bill would allow the failure or malfunction of an alternative device to be deemed a correctable violation, as specified. The bill would require the provider of the device to build into the device a process for frequent notification if the device becomes defective and would require the provider to seek to replace defective devices as soon as possible. The bill would require an entity seeking approval to issue alternative devices or electronic vehicle registration cards to submit a business plan to the Department of Motor Vehicles, as specified. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations to carry out the program, including establishing reasonable fees to reimburse the department for the costs of implementing the program, reporting requirements, and to determine standards necessary for the safe use of alternative products, and would extend the existing authorization for a pilot program described above until the effective date of those regulations. The bill would make alteration, forgery, counterfeit, or falsification of a device issued pursuant to these provisions a felony. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would generally prohibit an alternative device from being equipped with GPS or other vehicle location tracking capability, but would allow tracking technology to be installed on alternative devices used by specified vehicles, including fleet and commercial vehicles. The bill would generally prohibit an employer from using an alternative device equipped with tracking technology to monitor employees, except the bill would allow an employer to use an alternative device to locate, track, watch, listen to, or otherwise surveil an employee during work hours if strictly necessary for the performance of the employee's duties. The bill would require the employer to first notify the employee that monitoring will occur, as specified, and would allow an employee to disable the alternative device's monitoring capabilities, including vehicle location technology, outside of work hours. The bill would impose civil penalties for a violation of these requirements and authorize the issuance of citations, as prescribed. The bill would also prohibit retaliation against an employee by an employer or a person acting on the employer's behalf for disabling an alternative device's monitoring capabilities outside of work hours, and would authorize an employee to file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner for a violation of that prohibition.
The bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to, by no later than January 1, 2024, recall any alternative devices equipped with GPS or other tracking technology that have been issued, pursuant to the existing pilot program, to vehicles other than those specified vehicles, including fleet and commercial vehicles, for which GPS or other tracking technology is authorized.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
02/18/21 - Introduced
February 18, 2021
04/07/21 - Amended Assembly
April 7, 2021
04/27/21 - Amended Assembly
April 27, 2021
06/28/21 - Amended Senate
June 28, 2021
07/01/21 - Amended Senate
July 1, 2021
07/15/21 - Amended Senate
July 15, 2021
08/26/21 - Amended Senate
August 26, 2021
09/03/21 - Amended Senate
September 3, 2021
08/02/22 - Amended Senate
August 2, 2022
08/25/22 - Amended Senate
August 25, 2022
09/02/22 - Enrolled
September 2, 2022
09/29/22 - Chaptered
September 29, 2022
04/02/21- Assembly Transportation
April 2, 2021
04/20/21- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection
April 20, 2021
05/17/21- Assembly Appropriations
May 17, 2021
05/24/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
May 24, 2021
06/21/21- Senate Transportation
June 21, 2021
07/09/21- Senate Judiciary
July 9, 2021
08/22/21- Senate Appropriations
August 22, 2021
08/27/21- Senate Appropriations
August 27, 2021
08/31/21- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 31, 2021
09/07/21- Sen. Floor Analyses
September 7, 2021
08/23/22- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 23, 2022
08/26/22- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 26, 2022
08/30/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 30, 2022
08/30/22- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection
August 30, 2022
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09/29/2022
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 746, Statutes of 2022.
09/29/2022
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/13/2022
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/31/2022
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0.).
08/30/2022
Assembly
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 30).
08/30/2022
Assembly
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
08/30/2022
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
08/29/2022
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/29/2022
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5211.).
08/25/2022
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
08/03/2022
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/02/2022
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
08/02/2022
Senate
Ordered to second reading.
08/02/2022
Senate
From inactive file.
09/09/2021
Senate
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Hueso.
09/09/2021
Senate
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2569.)
09/09/2021
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2565.).
09/07/2021
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
09/03/2021
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/30/2021
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/26/2021
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
08/26/2021
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26).
08/23/2021
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.
08/16/2021
Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
07/15/2021
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/14/2021
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 13).
07/01/2021
Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
06/28/2021
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
06/24/2021
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 24).
06/16/2021
Senate
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.
06/02/2021
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
06/01/2021
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 2. Page 1737.)
05/24/2021
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/20/2021
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 20).
05/20/2021
Assembly
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1460.)
05/19/2021
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
04/28/2021
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/27/2021
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/26/2021
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22).
04/08/2021
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
04/07/2021
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/06/2021
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 5).
03/04/2021
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P.
02/19/2021
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
02/18/2021
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 19, 2021 12:04:38 PM
Record Updated
Nov 30, 2022 6:26:30 PM