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type: "Bill"
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title: "Tow trucks."
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description: "(1) Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for the owner or operator of a tow truck to stop at the scene of an accident or near a disabled vehicle for the purpose of soliciting an engagement for towing services, either directly or indirectly, or to furnish any towing services, unless summoned to the scene, requested to stop, or flagged down by the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle, or requested to perform the service by a law enforcement officer or public agency pursuant to that agency's procedures."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20152016"
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identifier: "AB 1222"
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citation: "California AB 1222 (20152016)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Tow trucks."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bloom"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2015-02-27"
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last_action: "2015-09-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74c3a354-0016-4678-9aef-77210c03f12e"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1222"
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source_hash: "43e0c642fe4622b24800c810fa365e1151ddd658bc508d052f020f22ca589487"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 1222 (20152016) — Tow trucks.
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(1) Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for the owner or operator of a tow truck to stop at the scene of an accident or near a disabled vehicle for the purpose of soliciting an engagement for towing services, either directly or indirectly, or to furnish any towing services, unless summoned to the scene, requested to stop, or flagged down by the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle, or requested to perform the service by a law enforcement officer or public agency pursuant to that agency's procedures.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/27/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1222&version=20150AB122299INT)
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2. **04/06/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1222&version=20150AB122298AMD)
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3. **04/29/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1222&version=20150AB122297AMD)
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4. **06/23/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1222&version=20150AB122296AMD)
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5. **09/21/15 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1222&version=20150AB122294CHP)
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6. **AB1222** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1222)
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7. **08/26/15 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1222&version=20150AB122295ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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- Consent Calendar 2nd — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 1222 BLOOM Consent Calendar Second Day — **74–0** (pass) · lower
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- AB 1222 BLOOM Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **79–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bloom — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-27** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
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- **2015-03-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
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- **2015-03-02** Read first time. `reading-1`
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- **2015-03-23** Referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-04-07** Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-09** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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- **2015-04-16** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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- **2015-04-28** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 27). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2015-04-29** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-04-30** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-13** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 13). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-14** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-05-22** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1564.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-05-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2015-06-04** Referred to Com. on T. & H. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-06-23** 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. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-07-08** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2015-08-17** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. `committee-passage`
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- **2015-08-18** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-08-20** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2119.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-08-20** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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- **2015-08-24** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2561.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
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- **2015-09-01** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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- **2015-09-21** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2015-09-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 309, Statutes of 2015.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74c3a354-0016-4678-9aef-77210c03f12e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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