Al Muratsuchi
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 66
Author
(1) Existing law, known as the Vehicle Leasing Act, specifies requirements for contracts for leases of motor vehicles, including the requirement that the contract contain prescribed information regarding the motor vehicle and the terms of the lease. This bill would authorize an electric mobility manufacturer to enter into a business transaction, consumer transaction, or government transaction, as those terms are defined, with a consumer for use of an electric mobility manufacturer vehicle and any other membership benefits in exchange for a membership fee or membership initiation fee. The bill would require a membership agreement between an electric mobility manufacturer and a consumer to include specified information, including, but not limited to, a statement of the terms and conditions for the right to use the electric mobility manufacturer vehicle. This bill would require an electric mobility manufacturer to obtain specified information from a consumer before providing the consumer with an electric mobility manufacturer vehicle, including proof that the consumer has valid insurance or elects to purchase insurance and a copy of the consumer's valid driver's license. The bill would require an electric mobility manufacturer to ensure an electric mobility manufacturer vehicle is registered with the relevant state and local agencies and all fees necessary to operate the vehicle are paid. This bill would limit the maximum liability of a consumer resulting from damage to an electric mobility manufacturer vehicle in their possession, as specified. The bill would, except as specified, prohibit an electric mobility manufacturer from disclosing identifiable personal information, utilizing electronic tracking information, or disabling a vehicle by using keyless entry technology. This bill would subject any electric mobility manufacturer that violates any of these provisions to a civil penalty of not less than $100, and not to exceed $2,000, in addition to actual damages plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs, as specified. (2) Existing law establishes a New Motor Vehicle Board that regulates the activities or practices of a new motor vehicle dealer, manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, or representative. Existing law requires licensing by the Department of Motor Vehicles to perform these activities for specified types of vehicles. Existing law generally requires a manufacturer, manufacturer branch, remanufacturer, remanufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, transporter, or dealer of vehicles of a type subject to registration, or snowmobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, or trailers of a type subject to identification, to make an application to the department for a license containing a general distinguishing number, and prohibits a person from acting in that capacity without having first been issued that license or temporary permit by the department. This bill would require an electric mobility manufacturer to obtain the above-described vehicle manufacturer license, which would authorize an electric mobility manufacturer to enter into business, consumer, and government transactions with consumers in this state pursuant to a membership agreement. Existing law, the Consumer Automotive Recall Safety Act, generally prohibits an applicable dealer or rental car company, as defined, from loaning, renting, or offering for loan or rent a vehicle subject to a manufacturer's recall after receiving a notice of the recall, as specified, until the vehicle has been repaired. This bill would make an electric mobility manufacturer subject to the Consumer Automotive Recall Safety Act and other requirements relating to recalls and consumer notifications and would require an electric mobility manufacturer to adhere to prescribed standards, including sending a written notice to each consumer in possession of an electric mobility manufacturer vehicle. This bill would specify that these provisions only apply to electric mobility manufacturers.
Read third time. Refused passage.
Died on call pursuant to Article IV, Section 10(c) of the Constitution.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 20).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (August 4).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3940.)
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 3893.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 1.) (January 23).
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB326 | HTML |
| 01/30/19 - Introduced | |
| 03/19/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 03/27/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 01/23/20 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/22/20 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/06/20 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/20/20 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/25/20 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/28/20 - Amended Senate |
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