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type: "Bill"
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title: "Autonomous vehicles."
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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 operated if specified requirements are satisfied. Existing law prohibits the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads until the manufacturer submits an application to the Department of Motor Vehicles, as specified, and that application is approved. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations setting forth requirements for the submission and approval of an application, including, among other things, any testing, equipment, and performance standards the department concludes are necessary to ensure the safe operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads, as specified."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20252026"
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identifier: "SB 480"
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citation: "California SB 480 (20252026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Autonomousvehicles"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Archuleta"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-02-19"
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last_action: "2025-10-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9108655-2446-4579-a74e-8edc20fa103e"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB480"
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source_hash: "9bdb339e80d4ea03be4f526ca9cafcf79c2071c70f40684018b223b6302d97a5"
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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 480 (20252026) — Autonomous vehicles.
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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 operated if specified requirements are satisfied. Existing law prohibits the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads until the manufacturer submits an application to the Department of Motor Vehicles, as specified, and that application is approved. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations setting forth requirements for the submission and approval of an application, including, among other things, any testing, equipment, and performance standards the department concludes are necessary to ensure the safe operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads, as specified.
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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. **02/19/25 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB480&version=20250SB48099INT)
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2. **06/26/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB480&version=20250SB48098AMD)
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3. **10/06/25 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB480&version=20250SB48096CHP)
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4. **SB480** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB480)
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5. **09/05/25 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB480&version=20250SB48097ENR)
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## Votes
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- SB 480 Archuleta Consent Calendar Second Day — **74–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- Unfinished Business SB480 Archuleta Concurrence — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Communications and Conveyance] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Archuleta — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-19** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-20** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
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- **2025-02-26** Referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-18** Set for hearing March 25.
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- **2025-03-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 534.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-28** Set for hearing April 7.
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- **2025-04-07** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-08** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-05-27** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1236.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-28** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-05** Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and C. & C. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-26** 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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- **2025-07-08** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2025-07-17** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-20** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-08-21** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-08-28** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2776.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2025-08-28** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2025-09-03** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2443.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
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- **2025-10-06** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-10-06** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 415, Statutes of 2025. `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/f9108655-2446-4579-a74e-8edc20fa103e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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