---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modified limousines and tour buses: standards and inspection."
description: "(1) Existing law, on and after January 1, 2017, requires any person operating a modified limousine that is modified prior to July 1, 2015, to ensure that the vehicle is equipped with one or 2 rear windows that the rear seat passengers or all passengers of the vehicle may open from the inside of the vehicle in case of any fire or other emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20152016"
identifier: "SB 812"
citation: "California SB 812 (20152016)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Modified limousines and tour buses: standards and inspection."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 38
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2016-01-04"
last_action: "2016-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed892a9b-959c-4bfb-807e-702bf2389713"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812"
source_hash: "49a3a4dbaa6c94ebf11d46ea1f30d9e9f3458ff75817f125244e60ac640ed210"
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 812 (20152016) — Modified limousines and tour buses: standards and inspection.

(1) Existing law, on and after January 1, 2017, requires any person operating a modified limousine that is modified prior to July 1, 2015, to ensure that the vehicle is equipped with one or 2 rear windows that the rear seat passengers or all passengers of the vehicle may open from the inside of the vehicle in case of any fire or other emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/04/16 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81299INT)
2. **02/12/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81298AMD)
3. **03/17/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81297AMD)
4. **04/12/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81296AMD)
5. **04/27/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81295AMD)
6. **05/31/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81294AMD)
7. **06/16/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81293AMD)
8. **06/21/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81292AMD)
9. **06/29/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81291AMD)
10. **08/15/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81290AMD)
11. **08/18/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81289AMD)
12. **09/27/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81287CHP)
13. **SB812** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812)
14. **09/06/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB812&version=20150SB81288ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB812 Hill Concurrence — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 812 Hill Senate Third Reading By CHIU — **80–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hill — primary (person)
- Chiu — principal coauthor (person)
- Ting — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-04** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2016-01-05** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 4.
- **2016-01-28** Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and E., U., & C. `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-12** 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`
- **2016-03-16** Set for hearing April 5.
- **2016-03-17** 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`
- **2016-04-11** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E., U., & C. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3396.) (April 5). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-12** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-04-14** Set for hearing April 19.
- **2016-04-26** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3593.) (April 19). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-27** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-05-06** Set for hearing May 16.
- **2016-05-16** May 16 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2016-05-20** Set for hearing May 27.
- **2016-05-27** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3997.) (May 27). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-31** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-06-01** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4089.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2016-06-02** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2016-06-09** Referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-16** 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`
- **2016-06-21** 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`
- **2016-06-28** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 27). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-29** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-03** August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2016-08-12** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 11). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2016-08-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-08-16** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-08-18** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-18** Ordered to third reading.
- **2016-08-18** Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2016-08-29** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2016-08-29** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-08-30** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6478.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-30** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2016-08-31** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5557.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2016-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2016-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2016-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 711, Statutes of 2016.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed892a9b-959c-4bfb-807e-702bf2389713`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).