---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driver's licenses: applications."
description: "Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue original driver's licenses to qualified persons. Existing law requires every application for an original or a renewal of a driver's license to contain specified information about the applicant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "AB 852"
citation: "California AB 852 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driver's licenses: applications."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dickinson"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 56
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2014-09-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5f21d41-527f-40fc-9178-b01c837c2714"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852"
source_hash: "1cb60e06572ef4440fa5bfa8b5e02963ab6a6d7accba7ce75c97abbe04e2e2ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 852 (20132014) — Driver's licenses: applications.

Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue original driver's licenses to qualified persons. Existing law requires every application for an original or a renewal of a driver's license to contain specified information about the applicant.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/21/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85299INT)
2. **04/01/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85298AMD)
3. **04/09/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85292AMD)
4. **04/16/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85297AMD)
5. **06/15/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85291AMD)
6. **06/25/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85296AMD)
7. **07/10/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85295AMD)
8. **08/05/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85290AMD)
9. **09/03/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85294AMD)
10. **09/12/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85293AMD)
11. **09/19/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85288CHP)
12. **AB852** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852)
13. **08/21/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB852&version=20130AB85289ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 852 DICKINSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **67–9** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 852 DICKINSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **26–35** (fail) · lower
- amendments be concurred in. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- W/O REF. TO FILE AB852 Dickinson By Steinberg — **21–14** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB852 Dickinson By De León — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 852 QUIRK Assembly Third Reading — **75–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dickinson — primary (person)
- Alejo — author (person)
- De León — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-21** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2013-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2013-03-04** Referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-04-02** Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 1.) (April 9). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-16** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-24** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2013-05-24** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-05-29** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 2. Page 1691.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-05-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2013-06-13** Referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-07-09** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 3). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-07-10** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-08-13** In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2013-08-30** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-03** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-10** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2013-09-12** Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 2422.)
- **2013-09-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-09-12** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2013-09-12** Ordered to third reading.
- **2013-09-12** (Ayes 24. Noes 11. Page 2427.)
- **2013-09-12** Taken up without reference to file by unanimous consent.
- **2013-09-12** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 14. Page 2429.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-09-12** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2013-09-12** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3359.)
- **2013-09-13** Assembly refused to concur in Senate amendments. (Ayes 26. Noes 35. Page 3373.) `committee-failure`
- **2013-09-13** Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Dickinson.
- **2014-01-06** January 16-Motion to reconsider continued.
- **2014-01-17** Reconsideration granted. (Page 3619.)
- **2014-01-17** Ordered to the Senate.
- **2014-01-17** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2014-04-09** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2014-04-09** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-04-24** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-08** Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-06-16** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2014-06-16** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-17** Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-25** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-08-04** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-05** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-07** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4372.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-08-07** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2014-08-11** Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2014-08-18** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 18). `committee-passage`
- **2014-08-19** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 9. Page 6179.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2014-09-02** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2014-09-19** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2014-09-19** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 447, Statutes of 2014.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5f21d41-527f-40fc-9178-b01c837c2714`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).