Mimi Walters
- Republican
Author
(1) Existing law establishes rules for the operation of off-highway vehicles, including specified requirements governing the operation of recreational off-highway vehicles. A violation of these rules and requirements is a crime. Existing law prohibits a person who is operating a recreational off-highway vehicle from allowing a passenger to occupy a separate seat location not designed and provided by the manufacturer for a passenger. This bill would make these provisions applicable only to a recreational off-highway vehicle with a model year of 2014 or later. For vehicles with a model year of 2013 or earlier, the bill would allow seats that are installed in a separate seat location not designed and provided by the manufacturer for a passenger to be occupied if the occupant of the seat is fully contained inside of the vehicle's rollover protection structure at all times while the vehicle is being operated. Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law prohibits a person from operating a recreational off-highway vehicle from riding with a passenger, unless the passenger, while seated upright with his or her back against the seatback, can grasp the occupant handhold with the seatbelt and shoulder belt or safety harness properly fastened while seated upright. This bill would define occupant handhold for these purposes, and would require occupant handholds to be designed to allow the recreational off-highway vehicle passenger to exit the vehicle without interference from the handholds. Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (4) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2013.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1848.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2483.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 3).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 7122.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing April 22.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 487.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
Set for hearing April 9.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 2.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB234 | HTML |
| 02/12/13 - Introduced | |
| 04/01/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/10/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/16/13 - Enrolled | |
| 08/27/13 - Chaptered |
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