---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: catalytic converters."
description: "Existing law requires a core recycler that accepts, ships, or sells used catalytic converters to maintain specified information regarding the purchase and sale of the catalytic converters. Existing law prohibits a core recycler from providing payment for a catalytic converter unless the payment is made by check, the check is mailed or provided no earlier than 3 days after the date of sale, unless the seller is a business, and the core recycler obtains a photograph or video of the seller, a written statement regarding the origin of the catalytic converter, and certain other identifying information, as specified. Existing law exempts from this requirement a core recycler that buys used catalytic converters, transmissions, or other parts removed from a vehicle if the core recycler and the seller have a written agreement for the transaction. Existing law requires a core recycler to provide this information for inspection by local law enforcement upon demand. A violation of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "SB 1087"
citation: "California SB 1087 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: catalytic converters."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gonzalez"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 35
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-02-15"
last_action: "2022-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8350876-0422-4eb0-a720-09af64843b88"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1087"
source_hash: "ab1c5e375bbd958f472707877e8965d59f49d22f7d37d6380ab67541727eba85"
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 1087 (20212022) — Vehicles: catalytic converters.

Existing law requires a core recycler that accepts, ships, or sells used catalytic converters to maintain specified information regarding the purchase and sale of the catalytic converters. Existing law prohibits a core recycler from providing payment for a catalytic converter unless the payment is made by check, the check is mailed or provided no earlier than 3 days after the date of sale, unless the seller is a business, and the core recycler obtains a photograph or video of the seller, a written statement regarding the origin of the catalytic converter, and certain other identifying information, as specified. Existing law exempts from this requirement a core recycler that buys used catalytic converters, transmissions, or other parts removed from a vehicle if the core recycler and the seller have a written agreement for the transaction. Existing law requires a core recycler to provide this information for inspection by local law enforcement upon demand. A violation of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/15/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1087&version=20210SB108799INT)
2. **04/06/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1087&version=20210SB108798AMD)
3. **04/28/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1087&version=20210SB108797AMD)
4. **05/19/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1087&version=20210SB108796AMD)
5. **06/23/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1087&version=20210SB108795AMD)
6. **08/15/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1087&version=20210SB108794AMD)
7. **08/24/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1087&version=20210SB108793AMD)
8. **09/25/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1087&version=20210SB108791CHP)
9. **SB1087** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1087)
10. **09/01/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1087&version=20210SB108792ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 1087 Gonzalez Senate Third Reading By Muratsuchi — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB1087 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Public Safety] — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent SB1087 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gonzalez — primary (person)
- Portantino — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-15** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-15** Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
- **2022-02-16** From printer.
- **2022-02-23** Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Set for hearing April 4.
- **2022-04-05** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3307.) (April 4). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-06** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-06** Set for hearing April 26.
- **2022-04-27** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3519.) (April 26). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-28** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-03** Set for hearing May 9.
- **2022-05-09** May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
- **2022-05-13** Set for hearing May 19.
- **2022-05-19** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3782.) (May 19). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-19** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-05-23** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-05-24** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2022-05-26** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3985.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-05-27** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2022-06-02** Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-21** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-28** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-08-03** August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- **2022-08-11** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 11). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-08-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-16** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-24** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-24** Ordered to third reading.
- **2022-08-30** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-30** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2022-08-30** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5334.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-09-06** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2022-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-09-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 514, Statutes of 2022. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8350876-0422-4eb0-a720-09af64843b88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).