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SB586Introduced in the Senate

Off-highway electric motorcycles.

Passed

Introduced by Brian Jones, District 40

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Sections 38010 and 38012 of, and to add Section 436.1 to, the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 588, Statutes of 2025.

October 10, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB586 Jones et al. Concurrence · September 11, 2025

40

Yes

0

No

0

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 Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  3. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and N.R. & W.

  4. Set for hearing April 8.

  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 710.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  6. Set for hearing April 22.

  7. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 839.) (April 22).

  8. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Set for hearing May 5.

  10. May 5 hearing postponed by committee.

  11. Set for hearing May 12.

  12. May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. Set for hearing May 23.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1205.) (May 23).

  15. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1516.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  19. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and W. P., & W.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 15).

  22. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  25. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3071.) Ordered to the Senate.

  26. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  27. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2874.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  28. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  29. Approved by the Governor.

  30. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 588, Statutes of 2025.

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