Charles Calderon
Author
Existing law governs contracts between vehicle rental companies and their customers. Existing law regulates an automobile renter's liability for loss due to theft, a rental company's loss of use, or damage or loss to a rental vehicle, a renter's credit card liability, the submission of insurance claims, damage waivers and damage waiver fees, and the notice to a renter regarding financial responsibility and optional damage waivers. This bill would, until January 1, 2014, require a rental company to accept service of process on behalf of a renter who resides out of this country for any claim related to harm, loss, or damage related to the use of the rental vehicle, if the rental company provides supplemental liability insurance coverage as part of, or associated with, the rental agreement. The bill would require that any plaintiff who elects to deliver process to the rental company pursuant to these provisions agree to limit his or her recovery against the renter or rental company to the limits of the protection provided by the insurance coverage. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1936 of the Civil Code, as proposed by SB 1192, to be operative only if SB 1192 and this bill are both enacted, each bill amends Section 1936 of the Civil Code, and this bill is enacted after SB 1192.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 26. Page 6962.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 5085.)
Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 5014.)
Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.
Ordered to third reading.
From committee: That the measure be returned with further amendments to the Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.)
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 22).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
(Corrected June 21.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 28. Page 5164.)
Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 5079.).
Read second time. To third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 13).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2059 | HTML |
| 02/18/10 - Introduced | |
| 03/25/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/22/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/10/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/14/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/29/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/20/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/30/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/13/10 - Enrolled |
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