Existing law regulates vehicles, including rules of the road, licensing requirements, and criminal penalties. Existing law makes it unlawful to drive a motor vehicle or ride a bicycle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, as specified, and imposes consequences when a traffic accident occurs as a result. Existing law, the Youthful Drunk Driver Visitation Program Act, authorizes a court to require a defendant or ward to visit various facilities, such as a trauma facility, as specified, a chemical dependency recovery hospital, or a county coroner's office.
California AB 2198 (20212022) — Vehicles: driving under the influence.
Existing law regulates vehicles, including rules of the road, licensing requirements, and criminal penalties. Existing law makes it unlawful to drive a motor vehicle or ride a bicycle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, as specified, and imposes consequences when a traffic accident occurs as a result. Existing law, the Youthful Drunk Driver Visitation Program Act, authorizes a court to require a defendant or ward to visit various facilities, such as a trauma facility, as specified, a chemical dependency recovery hospital, or a county coroner's office.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2198 Fong Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 70–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2198 Fong Consent Calendar Second Day — 68–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar AB2198 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Fong — primary (person)
Seyarto — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2022-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
2022-02-24 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-03-23 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 22). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-03-24 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2022-03-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4113.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-03-31 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-05-04 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-05-16 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-01 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 31). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-02 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2022-06-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4129.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-06-09 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2022-06-20 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-29 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2022-07-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-07-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 81, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/edda218d-4b33-4e6a-ae41-32316ab19c1c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).