(1) Existing law prohibits a person from driving a 2-wheel motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, motorized scooter, motorized bicycle, moped, or bicycle with an attached motor upon a highway, unless the person holds a valid driver's license or endorsement for that class, with certain exceptions. Existing law allows a person, who is 15 years and 6 months or older who has a valid instruction permit to drive a motor vehicle and who has successfully completed automobile driver education and driver training, and a person who is 17 years and 6 months or older who has a valid instruction permit to drive a motor vehicle, to operate a motorcycle, motorized scooter, or motorized bicycle, with certain exceptions during hours of darkness, on freeways, and for carrying a passenger. Existing law provides that a person under 21 years of age may not be issued a class M1 or M2 license or endorsement to drive a motorcycle, unless he or she provides evidence satisfactory to the Department of Motor Vehicles of completion of a specified motorcycle safety training program.
California AB 1952 (20092010) — Vehicles: instruction permit: motorcycle.
(1) Existing law prohibits a person from driving a 2-wheel motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, motorized scooter, motorized bicycle, moped, or bicycle with an attached motor upon a highway, unless the person holds a valid driver's license or endorsement for that class, with certain exceptions. Existing law allows a person, who is 15 years and 6 months or older who has a valid instruction permit to drive a motor vehicle and who has successfully completed automobile driver education and driver training, and a person who is 17 years and 6 months or older who has a valid instruction permit to drive a motor vehicle, to operate a motorcycle, motorized scooter, or motorized bicycle, with certain exceptions during hours of darkness, on freeways, and for carrying a passenger. Existing law provides that a person under 21 years of age may not be issued a class M1 or M2 license or endorsement to drive a motorcycle, unless he or she provides evidence satisfactory to the Department of Motor Vehicles of completion of a specified motorcycle safety training program.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
AB 1952 NIELLO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Niello — primary (person)
John A. Perez — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2010-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2010-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2010-03-04 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2010-04-13 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2010-04-21 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 21). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2010-04-22 Read second time. To Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2010-04-29 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4942.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2010-04-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2010-05-13 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2010-06-03 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2010-06-16 In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2010-06-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2010-07-15 From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2010-07-15 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2010-08-02 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2010-08-04 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. amendment-passage, committee-passage
2010-08-05 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2010-08-09 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 4405.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2010-08-09 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2010-08-12 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6164.) amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2010-08-25 Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:50 p.m.
2010-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2010-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 586, Statutes of 2010.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0018fd7f-62a3-4f9a-9228-af53bf86e414. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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