Specialized license plates: domestic violence and sexual assault awareness.
Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue specialty license plates, including environmental license plates and specified special environmental design license plates. Under existing law, a state agency is authorized to apply to the DMV to sponsor a specialized license plate program, and the DMV is required to issue those license plates if the agency meets certain requirements. The DMV is required to charge specified fees for certain services related to the issuance of those plates.
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California Legislature
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AB 1338
California AB 1338 (20152016)
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Specialized license plates: domestic violence and sexual assault awareness.
California AB 1338 (20152016) — Specialized license plates: domestic violence and sexual assault awareness.
Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue specialty license plates, including environmental license plates and specified special environmental design license plates. Under existing law, a state agency is authorized to apply to the DMV to sponsor a specialized license plate program, and the DMV is required to issue those license plates if the agency meets certain requirements. The DMV is required to charge specified fees for certain services related to the issuance of those plates.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gomez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-23 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2015-04-06 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-04-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-29 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-30 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-07 From Consent Calendar.
2015-05-07 Ordered to third reading.
2015-05-11 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1380.) reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-05-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1434.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-14 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-28 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
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
2015-08-17 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2015-08-18 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2119.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-20 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2015-08-27 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2015-09-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-09-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 268, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c3d92c6e-26db-470f-8a9a-3ca1a3fcd043. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).