Existing law establishes within the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan (CAARP) a low-cost automobile insurance program for all counties in California, until January 1, 2020, in order to provide a means for eligible consumers to buy automobile insurance. Existing law establishes, for purposes of the program, eligibility criteria, coverage amounts, and notice requirements. The program also prohibits an insured under the program from purchasing or maintaining automobile liability insurance coverage other than a low-cost policy for any additional vehicles in the insured's household. Existing law requires CAARP to report to the Insurance Commissioner on an annual basis on the status of the program and requires the commissioner and the Department of Insurance to carry out various duties in connection with the program, including submitting annual reports to the Legislature and maintaining a consumer-oriented internet website that provides information regarding the program.
California SB 570 (20192020) — Insurance: low-cost automobile insurance program.
Existing law establishes within the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan (CAARP) a low-cost automobile insurance program for all counties in California, until January 1, 2020, in order to provide a means for eligible consumers to buy automobile insurance. Existing law establishes, for purposes of the program, eligibility criteria, coverage amounts, and notice requirements. The program also prohibits an insured under the program from purchasing or maintaining automobile liability insurance coverage other than a low-cost policy for any additional vehicles in the insured's household. Existing law requires CAARP to report to the Insurance Commissioner on an annual basis on the status of the program and requires the commissioner and the Department of Insurance to carry out various duties in connection with the program, including submitting annual reports to the Legislature and maintaining a consumer-oriented internet website that provides information regarding the program.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent SB570 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · upper
SB 570 Rubio Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Rubio — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2019-02-25 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
2019-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2019-03-07 Referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
2019-04-09 Set for hearing April 24.
2019-04-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 850.) (April 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-04-29 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-05-03 Set for hearing May 13.
2019-05-13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1034.) (May 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-05-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1159.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-21 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-05-30 Referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
2019-06-26 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-06-27 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-07-10 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-07-11 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-08-15 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2728.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-08-15 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2019-08-19 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2019-08-22 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2243.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-08-27 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2019-09-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-09-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 274, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5ef81797-63cb-4154-9df0-4a64c2e61789. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).