Mark González
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 54
Author
Under existing law, if a peace officer or employee of a public agency has reasonable grounds to believe a vehicle is abandoned, they are authorized to remove the vehicle from a highway or public or private property and store it, as specified. Existing law provides a specific procedure for the disposal of an abandoned vehicle valued at $500 or less that includes notifying the Stolen Vehicle System of the Department of Justice and contacting the registered and legal owners of record with the Department of Motor Vehicles, among other procedural requirements. This bill, until January 1, 2030, would authorize the Counties of Alameda and Los Angeles to implement similar procedures for the disposal of recreational vehicles, as defined, valued at $4,000 or less. The bill would impose specified conditions on this authority, including requiring a public agency, prior to disposing of a recreational vehicle, to provide authorization that the recreational vehicle is inoperable, except as specified. The bill would make the public agency that removed, or caused the removal of, the recreational vehicle and that directed any towing or storage, responsible for the towing and storage costs if it is determined that the vehicle was not inoperable or was not a hazard to public health, safety, and welfare. The bill would require each local public agency that is authorized and designated to remove vehicles pursuant to these provisions to report certain data to their governing body on an annual basis, including the number of recreational vehicles removed and the number of people found in the recreational vehicle prior to removal. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Alameda and Los Angeles.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 699, Statutes of 2025.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3434.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2895.).
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 6. Noes 1.) (August 29).
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 6. Noes 0.) (June 24).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1652.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 28).
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 16.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB630 | HTML |
| 02/13/25 - Introduced | |
| 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/30/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/25/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/29/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/04/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/16/25 - Enrolled | |
| 10/13/25 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/28/25- Assembly Transportation | |
| 05/12/25- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/15/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/22/25- Senate Public Safety | |
| 07/03/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/29/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 09/02/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/08/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/12/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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