Existing law makes it a crime to operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and sets forth the penalties for a violation of these provisions. Existing law provides that a person who is guilty of driving under the influence or driving under the influence causing injury, is subject to enhanced penalties if the current offense occurred within 10 years of a prior conviction that was punished as a felony for driving under the influence, driving under the influence causing injury, or vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
California AB 2690 (20132014) — Driving under the influence.
Existing law makes it a crime to operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and sets forth the penalties for a violation of these provisions. Existing law provides that a person who is guilty of driving under the influence or driving under the influence causing injury, is subject to enhanced penalties if the current offense occurred within 10 years of a prior conviction that was punished as a felony for driving under the influence, driving under the influence causing injury, or vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB2690 Mullin By Hill — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2690 MULLIN Assembly Third Reading — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Mullin — primary (person)
Hill — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2014-02-23 From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
2014-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2014-03-20 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-03-20 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-03-24 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-05-07 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5231.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-06-11 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-04 In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-08-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-08-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4816.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-25 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2014-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2014-09-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-20 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 509, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c86b3ad7-e6dd-4378-b5bb-df38eedf99aa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).