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AB544Introduced in the Assembly

Electric bicycles: required equipment.

Passed

Introduced by Laurie Davies, District 74

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Sections 21201 and 21212 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 36, Statutes of 2025.

July 14, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Consent Calendar 2nd AB544 Davies · July 3, 2025

35

Yes

0

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Absent
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

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

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

  8. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 30).

  11. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1485.)

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

  14. 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 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  18. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1932.).

  20. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  21. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  22. Approved by the Governor.

  23. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 36, Statutes of 2025.

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