republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20132014/sb-469.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: aerodynamic vehicles."
description: "Existing law limits the length of vehicles and combinations of vehicles coupled together. Existing law permits door handles, hinges, cable cinchers, chain binders, aerodynamic devices, and holders for the display of placards warning of hazardous materials to extend 3 inches on each side of the vehicle. Under existing law, any extension or device used to increase the carrying capacity of a vehicle is generally included in measuring the length of a vehicle, subject to certain exceptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 469"
citation: "California SB 469 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: aerodynamic vehicles."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corbett"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07e918c7-65f5-4150-a294-f94e46429005"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB469"
source_hash: "46a3d36b7b2ebdf13c37593d0b6583434341f730c1df8815be11c8984f5f3192"
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 SB 469 (20132014) — Vehicles: aerodynamic vehicles.

Existing law limits the length of vehicles and combinations of vehicles coupled together. Existing law permits door handles, hinges, cable cinchers, chain binders, aerodynamic devices, and holders for the display of placards warning of hazardous materials to extend 3 inches on each side of the vehicle. Under existing law, any extension or device used to increase the carrying capacity of a vehicle is generally included in measuring the length of a vehicle, subject to certain exceptions.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB469&version=20130SB46999INT)
2. **01/06/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB469&version=20130SB46998AMD)
3. **06/10/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB469&version=20130SB46997AMD)
4. **07/16/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB469&version=20130SB46995CHP)
5. **SB469** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB469)
6. **07/07/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB469&version=20130SB46996ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #18 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Governance and Finance Recommend Consent. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 469 Corbett Consent Calendar Second Day — **75–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Corbett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction`
- **2013-02-22** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- **2013-03-11** Referred to Coms. on T. & H., GOV. & F., and APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Set for hearing April 9.
- **2013-03-27** Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2013-12-19** Set for hearing January 14.
- **2014-01-06** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-01-14** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 2591.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-01-15** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2014-01-15** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-16** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2014-01-16** Ordered to second reading.
- **2014-01-17** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-01-21** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 2621.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-01-21** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2014-04-24** Referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-10** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-06-17** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 16). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2014-06-18** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-06-23** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5650.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-06-23** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2014-06-25** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2014-07-03** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4255.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.
- **2014-07-16** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07e918c7-65f5-4150-a294-f94e46429005`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).