Existing law requires a California driver's license held by a person who enters or is in the United States Armed Forces to continue in full force and effect, so long as, among other things, the service continues and the person remains absent from this state, and for a period not to exceed 30 days following the date the holder of the license is honorably separated from service or returns to this state. Existing law extends this benefit to a spouse of that person, as specified.
California SB 267 (20192020) — Driver's licenses: United States Foreign Service.
Existing law requires a California driver's license held by a person who enters or is in the United States Armed Forces to continue in full force and effect, so long as, among other things, the service continues and the person remains absent from this state, and for a period not to exceed 30 days following the date the holder of the license is honorably separated from service or returns to this state. Existing law extends this benefit to a spouse of that person, as specified.
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 — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB267 Wieckowski Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
SB 267 Wieckowski Senate Third Reading By Fong — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar SB267 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wieckowski — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2019-02-13 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2019-02-21 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2019-04-10 Set for hearing April 23.
2019-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 804.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2019-05-06 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1003.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-09 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-05-16 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2019-06-10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-06-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-03 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2956.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-03 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2019-09-04 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2019-09-04 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2530.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2019-10-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-10-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 503, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/848b396b-f880-4ca6-9508-8999c6288c1e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).