Existing law imposes specified requirements on manufacturers and dealers of motor vehicles and motorcycles sold or leased in this state. Existing law prohibits a dealer from selling, offering for sale, or displaying, any new, assembled motorcycle on its premises, unless there is securely attached to the handlebars of the motorcycle a label, approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles, furnished by the manufacturer of the motorcycle. Under existing law, that label is required to clearly indicate specified information, including the recommended retail price of the motorcycle and the recommended price for each accessory or item of optional equipment physically attached to the motorcycle at the time of its delivery to the dealer. A violation of these provisions is a crime.
California AB 2227 (20172018) — Motorcycles: hang tags.
Existing law imposes specified requirements on manufacturers and dealers of motor vehicles and motorcycles sold or leased in this state. Existing law prohibits a dealer from selling, offering for sale, or displaying, any new, assembled motorcycle on its premises, unless there is securely attached to the handlebars of the motorcycle a label, approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles, furnished by the manufacturer of the motorcycle. Under existing law, that label is required to clearly indicate specified information, including the recommended retail price of the motorcycle and the recommended price for each accessory or item of optional equipment physically attached to the motorcycle at the time of its delivery to the dealer. A violation of these provisions is a crime.
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] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2227 FRIEDMAN Assembly Third Reading — 54–13 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Friedman — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-13 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-14 From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2018-03-01 Referred to Com. on P. & C.P. referral-committee
2018-04-04 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-04-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 13. Page 4826.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-04-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-05-03 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2018-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-07-02 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-07-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5232.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-09 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2018-08-14 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-08-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-08-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 187, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4fb383a7-c5aa-4908-b5fb-9b21479281ff. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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