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AB2437Introduced in the Assembly

Impounded vehicles.

Passed

Introduced by Phillip Chen, District 59

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An act to amend Sections 4000, 10856, 14602.6, 14602.7, 14602.8, 21100.4, 22651.07, 22651.1, 22658, 22659.5, and 23118 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 942, Statutes of 2026.

September 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: AB 2437 Chen Concurrence in Senate Amendments · August 31, 2026

78

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1Yes
Chris Rogers2Yes
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5Yes
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
David Tangipa8Yes
Heath Flora9Yes
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes
Lori Wilson11Yes

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 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

  10. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5056.)

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

  13. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  17. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5324.).

  19. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  20. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6140.).

  21. Withdrawn from Engrossing and Enrolling.

  22. Ordered to the Senate.

  23. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  24. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  25. Ordered to third reading.

  26. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  27. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  28. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  29. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

  30. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  31. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6962.).

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

  33. Approved by the Governor.

  34. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 942, Statutes of 2026.

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