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AB1085Introduced in the Assembly

License plates: obstruction or alteration.

Passed

Introduced by Catherine Stefani, District 19

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Sections 5201 and 5201.1 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 179, Statutes of 2025.

October 1, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: AB 1085 Stefani Concurrence in Senate Amendments · August 25, 2025

76

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

79 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1Yes
Chris Rogers2Yes
James Gallagher3Yes
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5Yes
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
David Tangipa8Yes
Heath Flora9Yes
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  3. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  6. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).

  10. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1569.)

  12. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  13. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and PUB. S.

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 10).

  15. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2138.).

  21. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  22. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2726.).

  23. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  24. Approved by the Governor.

  25. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 179, Statutes of 2025.

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