Passenger stage corporations: charter-party carriers of passengers: impoundment of vehicles.
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including common carriers. The Public Utilities Act, with certain exceptions, requires that a passenger stage corporation, as defined, obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the commission to operate on any public highway in the state. The act authorizes the executive director of the commission to make application to the superior court for an order enjoining certain acts or practices violating the requirements of the act or any order, decision, rule, regulation, direction, demand, or requirement issued pursuant to those requirements, or for an order directing compliance. The act authorizes the superior court to grant a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, including an order allowing vehicles used for subsequent operations subject to the order to be impounded at the passenger stage corporation's expense and subject to release only by subsequent court order following a petition to the court by the defendant or owner of the vehicle.
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California Legislature
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SB 1474
California SB 1474 (20172018)
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Passenger stage corporations: charter-party carriers of passengers: impoundment of vehicles.
California SB 1474 (20172018) — Passenger stage corporations: charter-party carriers of passengers: impoundment of vehicles.
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including common carriers. The Public Utilities Act, with certain exceptions, requires that a passenger stage corporation, as defined, obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the commission to operate on any public highway in the state. The act authorizes the executive director of the commission to make application to the superior court for an order enjoining certain acts or practices violating the requirements of the act or any order, decision, rule, regulation, direction, demand, or requirement issued pursuant to those requirements, or for an order directing compliance. The act authorizes the superior court to grant a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, including an order allowing vehicles used for subsequent operations subject to the order to be impounded at the passenger stage corporation's expense and subject to release only by subsequent court order following a petition to the court by the defendant or owner of the vehicle.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1474 Hill Concurrence — 38–1 (pass) · upper
SB 1474 Hill Senate Third Reading By LACKEY — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications] — 6–1 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 34–4 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] — 10–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 6–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2018-03-08 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. referral-committee
2018-04-10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-04-11 Withdrawn from committee.
2018-04-11 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2018-04-19 Re-referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and E., U. & C. referral-committee
2018-04-19 Set for hearing April 25 in E., U. & C. pending receipt.
2018-04-20 Set for hearing April 24.
2018-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U. & C. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4820.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-26 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 4851.) (April 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-04-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-05-04 Set for hearing May 14.
2018-05-14 May 14 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-05-18 Set for hearing May 25.
2018-05-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4311.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 4. Page 4356.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-11 Referred to Coms. on C. & C. and PUB. S. referral-committee
2018-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-06-28 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-08-08 August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-08-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6968.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 6136.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2018-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 797, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/25a80a42-7bb2-4bb4-83ef-28cf30b5e9e1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).