Existing law generally prohibits a vehicle from exceeding a length of 40 feet, and a combination of vehicles from exceeding a total length of 65 feet, with various specific exceptions. Existing law, until January 1, 2016, exempts from these provisions a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck tractor semitrailer combination with a kingpin to rearmost axle measurement limit of not more than 46 feet, a trailer length of not more than 56 feet, and used exclusively or primarily in connection with motorsports, as defined.
California SB 1175 (20132014) — Vehicles: length limitations: motorsports.
Existing law generally prohibits a vehicle from exceeding a length of 40 feet, and a combination of vehicles from exceeding a total length of 65 feet, with various specific exceptions. Existing law, until January 1, 2016, exempts from these provisions a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck tractor semitrailer combination with a kingpin to rearmost axle measurement limit of not more than 46 feet, a trailer length of not more than 56 feet, and used exclusively or primarily in connection with motorsports, as defined.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2014-03-06 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2014-04-03 Set for hearing May 6.
2014-04-29 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-05-08 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3387.) (May 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-05-12 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-13 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. referral-committee
2014-05-14 Set for hearing May 19.
2014-05-19 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-05-20 Set for hearing May 23.
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3711.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3604.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-06-02 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2014-06-24 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-06-25 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-06 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-08-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6424.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-26 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-26 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4875.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-02 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2014-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 786, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ec41d2c8-4a9a-4544-a24f-9294a5552a57. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).