---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pedicabs."
description: "Existing law generally regulates the operation of bicycles, including, among other things, providing that a person operating a bicycle on the highway has all the rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a vehicle, including a prohibition against operating a bicycle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug. These provisions also apply to a pedicab, as defined. A violation of the provisions regulating the operation of a bicycle or pedicab is an offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20152016"
identifier: "SB 530"
citation: "California SB 530 (20152016)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pedicabs."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pan"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 39
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-10-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5a75df3-1374-437c-9ac9-96f1e0764d54"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530"
source_hash: "68c8fc890e0643f75d8659776fe85f1c7dbf49334116a0a44a3b510a1ce77818"
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 SB 530 (20152016) — Pedicabs.

Existing law generally regulates the operation of bicycles, including, among other things, providing that a person operating a bicycle on the highway has all the rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a vehicle, including a prohibition against operating a bicycle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug. These provisions also apply to a pedicab, as defined. A violation of the provisions regulating the operation of a bicycle or pedicab is an offense.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/26/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530&version=20150SB53099INT)
2. **04/07/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530&version=20150SB53098AMD)
3. **04/22/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530&version=20150SB53097AMD)
4. **06/15/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530&version=20150SB53096AMD)
5. **06/25/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530&version=20150SB53095AMD)
6. **07/09/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530&version=20150SB53094AMD)
7. **08/31/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530&version=20150SB53093AMD)
8. **09/03/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530&version=20150SB53092AMD)
9. **10/04/15 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530&version=20150SB53090CHP)
10. **SB530** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530)
11. **09/10/15 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB530&version=20150SB53091ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] — **8–0** (fail) · lower
- SB 530 Pan Senate Third Reading By MCCARTY — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **16–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB530 Pan Concurrence — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Reconsideration. — **16–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-26** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2015-02-27** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 29.
- **2015-03-12** Referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and T. & H. `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** Set for hearing April 7.
- **2015-04-06** April 7 hearing postponed by committee.
- **2015-04-07** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-04-08** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2015-04-08** Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-10** Set for hearing April 28.
- **2015-04-13** April 28 hearing postponed by committee.
- **2015-04-14** Set for hearing April 21.
- **2015-04-20** April 21 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2015-04-21** Set for hearing April 28.
- **2015-04-22** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-04-29** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 826.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Set for hearing May 11.
- **2015-05-11** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2015-05-12** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-05-18** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1022.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-05-18** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2015-05-28** Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and G.O. `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-15** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-06-23** June 22 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. Reconsideration granted. `committee-failure`
- **2015-06-25** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-06-30** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on G.O. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-07-09** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-07-16** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-08-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 19). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-08-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-08-31** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-08-31** Ordered to third reading.
- **2015-09-03** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-09-03** Ordered to third reading.
- **2015-09-08** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2949.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-09-08** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2015-09-10** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2668.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2015-09-15** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:30 a.m.
- **2015-10-04** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2015-10-04** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 496, Statutes of 2015.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5a75df3-1374-437c-9ac9-96f1e0764d54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).