Kelly Seyarto
- Republican
- Senator
- District 32
Author
Existing law imposes renewal fee penalties for late payment of vehicle registration except in limited specified cases. Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to waive the registration penalties accrued before the purchase of a vehicle upon payment for the fees for registration due, if the transferee or purchaser was not aware that the fees were unpaid. Existing law also authorizes the department to waive the registration fees that became due before the purchase of the vehicle if the transferee or purchaser was not aware that the fees were unpaid and the license plate assigned to the vehicle displays a validating device issued by the department that contains the year number of the registration year for which the transferee or purchaser is requesting a waiver of fees. Existing law further provides that these unpaid fees and penalties are the personal debt of the transferor of the vehicle and may be collected by the department in an appropriate civil action if the department has waived the fees and penalties. This bill would instead require the department to waive delinquent registration fees and penalties when a transferee or purchaser of a vehicle applies for a transfer of registration if the department determines that the fees became due or the penalties accrued before the purchase of the vehicle. The bill would require the department to create a system to collect these delinquent fees and penalties from the seller or transferor. The bill would repeal the provision authorizing the department to collect the waived fees and penalties in a civil action. These provisions would become operative on January 1, 2030.
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Vetoed by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2906.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1323.) 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: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1191.) (May 23).
Set for hearing May 23.
April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing April 7.
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.
Set for hearing March 25.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB76 | HTML |
| 01/15/25 - Introduced | |
| 09/08/25 - Enrolled |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/21/25- Senate Transportation | |
| 04/04/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/25/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 07/11/25- Assembly Transportation | |
| 08/18/25- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/02/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 10/06/25- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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