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type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: bicycles: passing distance."
description: "Under existing law, a driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle or a bicycle proceeding in the same direction is required to pass to the left at a safe distance without interfering with the safe operation of the overtaken vehicle or bicycle, subject to certain limitations and exceptions. A violation of this provision is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $100 for a first conviction, and up to a $250 fine for a 3rd and subsequent conviction occurring within one year of 2 or more prior infractions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "AB 1371"
citation: "California AB 1371 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: bicycles: passing distance."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradford"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2013-02-22"
last_action: "2013-09-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3da23405-35fe-4a27-8dfc-5709995423b2"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1371"
source_hash: "4a677a1f5aa484590ec252e24d01775d383c868c4a5464b2555f3e5225125957"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California AB 1371 (20132014) — Vehicles: bicycles: passing distance.
Under existing law, a driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle or a bicycle proceeding in the same direction is required to pass to the left at a safe distance without interfering with the safe operation of the overtaken vehicle or bicycle, subject to certain limitations and exceptions. A violation of this provision is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $100 for a first conviction, and up to a $250 fine for a 3rd and subsequent conviction occurring within one year of 2 or more prior infractions.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/22/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1371&version=20130AB137199INT)
2. **03/21/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1371&version=20130AB137198AMD)
3. **04/08/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1371&version=20130AB137197AMD)
4. **04/24/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1371&version=20130AB137196AMD)
5. **06/26/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1371&version=20130AB137195AMD)
6. **08/20/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1371&version=20130AB137194AMD)
7. **09/23/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1371&version=20130AB137192CHP)
8. **AB1371** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1371)
9. **09/05/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1371&version=20130AB137193ENR)
## Votes
- AB 1371 BRADFORD Assembly Third Reading — **5220** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **100** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB1371 Bradford By DeSaulnier — **317** (pass) · upper
- AB 1371 BRADFORD Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **5424** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **123** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **125** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bradford — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-02-22** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2013-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
- **2013-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2013-03-21** Referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** 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-2, reading-1`
- **2013-04-01** Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-08** 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-2, reading-1`
- **2013-04-09** Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-23** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 22). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-24** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-25** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-09** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2013-05-13** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-05-16** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 20. Page 1468.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-05-16** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2013-05-29** Referred to Com. on T. & H. `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-25** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 25). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-06-26** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-07-11** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2013-08-12** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-08-20** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-08-21** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-08-26** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 1988.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-08-26** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2013-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 2789.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2013-09-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2013-09-23** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 331, Statutes of 2013.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3da23405-35fe-4a27-8dfc-5709995423b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).