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type: "Bill"
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title: "Autonomous vehicles: zero emissions."
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description: "Existing law authorizes the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads for testing purposes by a driver who possesses the proper class of license for the type of vehicle being operated if the manufacturer meets prescribed requirements, including the submission of an application to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) with specified certifications regarding the features of the autonomous vehicle, among other things."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20212022"
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identifier: "SB 500"
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citation: "California SB 500 (20212022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Autonomous vehicles: zero emissions."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Min"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2021-02-17"
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last_action: "2021-09-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9eadb063-8973-4a03-9a17-737f55d9846a"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB500"
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source_hash: "975b3726f343f0fe81276dd573f5664059ac2e500a3167c9bf0c770beeae1306"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California SB 500 (20212022) — Autonomous vehicles: zero emissions.
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Existing law authorizes the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads for testing purposes by a driver who possesses the proper class of license for the type of vehicle being operated if the manufacturer meets prescribed requirements, including the submission of an application to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) with specified certifications regarding the features of the autonomous vehicle, among other things.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/17/21 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB500&version=20210SB50099INT)
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2. **04/05/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB500&version=20210SB50098AMD)
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3. **04/15/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB500&version=20210SB50097AMD)
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4. **05/25/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB500&version=20210SB50096AMD)
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5. **06/23/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB500&version=20210SB50095AMD)
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6. **09/23/21 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB500&version=20210SB50093CHP)
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7. **SB500** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB500)
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8. **09/07/21 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB500&version=20210SB50094ENR)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading — **29–7** (pass) · upper
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **12–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass. — **12–4** (pass) · lower
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- SB 500 Min Senate Third Reading By Berman — **53–20** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended — **5–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Communications and Conveyance] — **11–4** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **9–3** (pass) · lower
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- Unfinished Business SB500 Min Concurrence — **30–9** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Min — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-17** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-18** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
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- **2021-02-22** Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
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- **2021-02-22** (Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
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- **2021-02-22** Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
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- **2021-02-25** Referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-10** Set for hearing April 13.
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- **2021-04-05** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-14** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 2. Page 780.) (April 13). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-15** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-21** Set for hearing May 3.
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- **2021-04-29** May 3 hearing postponed by committee.
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- **2021-04-30** Set for hearing May 10.
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- **2021-05-10** May 10 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
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- **2021-05-14** Set for hearing May 20.
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- **2021-05-24** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1194.) (May 20). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-25** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2021-06-02** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 1390.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2021-06-02** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2021-06-10** Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and C. & C. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-22** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (June 21). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-23** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2021-07-08** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2021-08-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-08-23** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2021-09-01** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 53. Noes 20. Page 2595.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2021-09-01** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2021-09-02** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2355.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
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- **2021-09-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-09-23** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 277, Statutes of 2021. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9eadb063-8973-4a03-9a17-737f55d9846a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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