Department of Motor Vehicles: license plate alternatives pilot program.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue license plates for vehicles, as specified, and authorizes the department to issue one or more stickers, tabs, or other suitable devices in lieu of the license plates, as specified. Existing law also authorizes the department to establish a pilot program, to be completed no later than January 1, 2017, to evaluate the use of alternatives to stickers, tabs, license plates, and registration cards, subject to certain requirements, and to report the results of the pilot program, as specified, to the Legislature no later than July 1, 2018.
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SB 1399
California SB 1399 (20152016)
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Department of Motor Vehicles: license plate alternatives pilot program.
California SB 1399 (20152016) — Department of Motor Vehicles: license plate alternatives pilot program.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue license plates for vehicles, as specified, and authorizes the department to issue one or more stickers, tabs, or other suitable devices in lieu of the license plates, as specified. Existing law also authorizes the department to establish a pilot program, to be completed no later than January 1, 2017, to evaluate the use of alternatives to stickers, tabs, license plates, and registration cards, subject to certain requirements, and to report the results of the pilot program, as specified, to the Legislature no later than July 1, 2018.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar 2nd — 36–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1399 Hueso Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hueso — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-19 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2016-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2016-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2016-03-10 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2016-04-11 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-04-12 Set for hearing April 19.
2016-04-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3617.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-22 Set for hearing May 2.
2016-04-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-05-02 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2016-05-03 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-05 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3776.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-05-05 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-05-12 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2016-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-29 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-30 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-04 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5721.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-04 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2016-08-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2016-08-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-08-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 155, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8965ab3e-9ef1-42c8-a557-fee09c2f3653. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).