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California 20252026

AB 1588

Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
SideshowAccountabilityandCommunitySafetyAct, Vehicles
Introduced / first action
2026-01-15 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Vehicles: sideshow enhancements.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law prohibits a person from, among other things, engaging in, aiding, or abetting a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in an offstreet parking facility. Under existing law, a violation of this prohibition is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) , or by both that fine and imprisonment. Existing law, beginning on January 1, 2029, authorizes a court to suspend the privilege to operate a vehicle for 90 days to 6 months for a person who engages in, aids, or abets a motor vehicle exhibition of speed that occurred as part of a sideshow. For these purposes, existing law defines "sideshow" as an event in which 2 or more persons block or impede traffic on a highway or in an offstreet parking facility for the purpose of performing motor vehicle stunts, motor vehicle speed contests, motor vehicle exhibitions of speed, or reckless driving for spectators. This bill would revise the definition of sideshow to include the use or operation of any motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, motorcycles or off-highway motor vehicles, as specified, to barricade, block, impede, or otherwise obstruct traffic. The bill would also provide enhanced penalties for engaging in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed as part of a sideshow, including, as specified, increasing fines, requiring a mandatory minimum jail sentence, and making the offense punishable as a misdemeanor or felony if the offense proximately causes injury to another person. By increasing the punishment for an existing crime, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 1830 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1830 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

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

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  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  10. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

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

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  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.)

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  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. Coauthors revised.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  22. Read second time and amended.

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  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14).

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

  25. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

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

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  28. From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.

  29. Read first time. To print.

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