Existing law provides for the licensing and administration by the Department of Motor Vehicles of traffic violator schools, operators, and instructors. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to, among other things, make the traffic violator school (TVS) program as effective as possible by developing a comprehensive system of statewide regulation of traffic violator schools, thereby ensuring uniform curricula and consistency in oversight and monitoring. Existing law, until January 1, 2016, requires, by December 31 of each year, the Department of Motor Vehicles to report to the Legislature on the status and progress of the TVS program and of its efforts to implement a comprehensive system of statewide regulation of traffic violator schools, and requires the report to include, among other things, information on the number and type of programs licensed.
California AB 1986 (20132014) — Vehicles: traffic violator school program.
Existing law provides for the licensing and administration by the Department of Motor Vehicles of traffic violator schools, operators, and instructors. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to, among other things, make the traffic violator school (TVS) program as effective as possible by developing a comprehensive system of statewide regulation of traffic violator schools, thereby ensuring uniform curricula and consistency in oversight and monitoring. Existing law, until January 1, 2016, requires, by December 31 of each year, the Department of Motor Vehicles to report to the Legislature on the status and progress of the TVS program and of its efforts to implement a comprehensive system of statewide regulation of traffic violator schools, and requires the report to include, among other things, information on the number and type of programs licensed.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Linder — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2014-03-03 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2014-04-09 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-04-10 Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2014-04-21 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-04-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2014-04-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-05-14 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-15 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5111.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-06-05 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2014-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-04 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4421.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-12 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2014-08-18 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.
2014-09-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 462, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d1cc91dd-f071-46c1-b322-96d2b1a118a0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).