Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

8.3 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill Automobile dismantlers: catalytic converters. Existing law defines an "automobile dismantler" as a person who is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or dealing in vehicles that are required to be registered under the Vehicle Code, for the purpose of dismantling the vehicles, who buys or sells the integral parts and component materials of those vehicles, or deals in used motor vehicle parts, as specified. The definition of "automobile dismantler" also includes a person who keeps or maintains on property owned by the person, or under their possession or control, 2 or more unregistered motor vehicles no longer intended for, or in condition for, legal use on the highways, as specified. Existing law makes it a crime for a person to act as an automobile dismantler without having an established place of business, meeting specified requirements, and having a current, valid license or temporary permit issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. us/states/ca California Legislature 20232024 AB 641 California AB 641 (20232024)
bill
Automobile dismantlers
catalytic converters
enacted
Vince Fong
7 28 6 2023-02-09 2023-10-08 openstates ocd-bill/92ab8beb-44d8-40f4-ab48-38afdbe4c673 http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB641 fe97971c074837cf91f92bc5f519810b2f7328976d727ac6bd9ba0e9168c705e 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-ca

California AB 641 (20232024) — Automobile dismantlers: catalytic converters.

Existing law defines an "automobile dismantler" as a person who is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or dealing in vehicles that are required to be registered under the Vehicle Code, for the purpose of dismantling the vehicles, who buys or sells the integral parts and component materials of those vehicles, or deals in used motor vehicle parts, as specified. The definition of "automobile dismantler" also includes a person who keeps or maintains on property owned by the person, or under their possession or control, 2 or more unregistered motor vehicles no longer intended for, or in condition for, legal use on the highways, as specified. Existing law makes it a crime for a person to act as an automobile dismantler without having an established place of business, meeting specified requirements, and having a current, valid license or temporary permit issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. 02/09/23 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 04/10/23 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  3. 07/13/23 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 08/14/23 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  5. 10/08/23 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  6. AB641 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 09/12/23 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • AB 641 Vince Fong Assembly Third Reading — 770 (pass) · lower
  • 3rd Reading AB641 Vince Fong et al. By Archuleta — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 160 (pass) · upper
  • AB 641 Vince Fong Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 800 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 150 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass. — 150 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Vince Fong — primary (person)
  • Alanis — coauthor (person)
  • Archuleta — coauthor (person)
  • Chen — coauthor (person)
  • Dahle — coauthor (person)
  • Dixon — coauthor (person)
  • Essayli — coauthor (person)
  • Flora — coauthor (person)
  • Jim Patterson — principal coauthor (person)
  • Joe Patterson — coauthor (person)
  • Lackey — coauthor (person)
  • Newman — coauthor (person)
  • Sanchez — coauthor (person)
  • Seyarto — coauthor (person)
  • Ta — coauthor (person)
  • Wallis — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2023-02-09 Read first time. To print. reading-1
  • 2023-02-10 From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
  • 2023-02-17 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
  • 2023-04-10 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
  • 2023-04-11 Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
  • 2023-04-18 Coauthors revised.
  • 2023-04-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2023-05-03 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
  • 2023-05-17 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
  • 2023-05-18 Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1580.)
  • 2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2023-05-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1800.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2023-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
  • 2023-06-07 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
  • 2023-06-21 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
  • 2023-07-12 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 11). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2023-07-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-07-26 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
  • 2023-08-14 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-08-21 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
  • 2023-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2023-09-07 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2484.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2023-09-07 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
  • 2023-09-11 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3191.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  • 2023-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2023-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 537, Statutes of 2023. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/92ab8beb-44d8-40f4-ab48-38afdbe4c673. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).