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type: "Bill"
title: "Smog check: vehicle repair assistance and retirement program."
description: "(1) Existing law establishes a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (smog check) program, developed, implemented, and administered by the Department of Consumer Affairs (the department) . The duty of enforcing and administering the program is vested in the Chief of the Bureau of Automotive Repair within the department. The owner of a motor vehicle that has failed its most recent smog check inspection has the right to retire the vehicle from operation at a dismantler under contract with the Bureau of Automotive Repair, and the department is required to pay this person up to $1,500, or more if cost effective."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 787"
citation: "California AB 787 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Smog check: vehicle repair assistance and retirement program."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 42
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2009-02-26"
last_action: "2010-09-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67308a7f-8fba-4f3a-9ecc-6af60fac4364"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB787"
source_hash: "8f7274460577c006b5b835e03cc41602da4fbc62a72360812372fdb910e5ce9e"
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 787 (20092010) — Smog check: vehicle repair assistance and retirement program.
(1) Existing law establishes a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (smog check) program, developed, implemented, and administered by the Department of Consumer Affairs (the department) . The duty of enforcing and administering the program is vested in the Chief of the Bureau of Automotive Repair within the department. The owner of a motor vehicle that has failed its most recent smog check inspection has the right to retire the vehicle from operation at a dismantler under contract with the Bureau of Automotive Repair, and the department is required to pay this person up to $1,500, or more if cost effective.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/26/09 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB787&version=20090AB78799INT)
2. **02/09/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB787&version=20090AB78796AMD)
3. **04/15/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB787&version=20090AB78798AMD)
4. **06/01/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB787&version=20090AB78797AMD)
5. **06/15/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB787&version=20090AB78795AMD)
6. **07/15/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB787&version=20090AB78794AMD)
7. **08/20/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB787&version=20090AB78793AMD)
8. **09/24/10 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB787&version=20090AB78791CHP)
9. **AB787** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB787)
10. **09/08/10 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB787&version=20090AB78792ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 787 HILL Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 787 HILL Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Be referred to Committee on Elections and Redistricting. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB787 Hill By Yee — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hill — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-26** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2009-04-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-04-16** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Re-referred to Com. on RULES by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & R. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 23). `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-04** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-13** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 28). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2009-06-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-06-02** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-06-02** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 1959.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2009-06-18** Referred to Com. on E., R., & C.A. `referral-committee`
- **2009-07-08** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-08-17** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2009-08-27** In committee: Held under submission.
- **2010-02-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-25** Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on 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 8. 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: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2010-08-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-08-16** Received August 13 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(b)(14)
- **2010-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-20** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-23** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-25** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 5. Page 4861.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2010-08-26** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6707.)
- **2010-08-26** Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2010-08-26** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6735.)
- **2010-08-26** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (August 26). `committee-passage`
- **2010-08-27** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 60. Noes 12. Page 6796.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-08-27** (Corrected September 9.)
- **2010-09-13** Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.
- **2010-09-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2010-09-24** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 231, Statutes of 2010.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67308a7f-8fba-4f3a-9ecc-6af60fac4364`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).