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California 20252026

AB 1685

Driving privilege: points.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Drivingprivilege, points
Introduced / first action
2026-02-02 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law requires all records of the Department of Motor Vehicles relating to the registration of vehicles, other information contained on an application for a driver's license, abstracts of convictions, and certain abstracts of accident reports to be open to public inspection during office hours, except when a specific provision of law prohibits the disclosure of records or information or provides for confidentiality. Of these records, existing law requires the department to make available or disclose abstracts of convictions and abstracts of accident reports if, for driving under the influence-related violations, the date of occurrence is not later than 10 years. This bill would also require the department to make available or disclose these abstracts or reports within 10 years of the occurrence for a violation of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence. Existing law establishes that specified convictions, violations, and traffic-related incidents count as points against a driver's record for purposes of the suspension or revocation of the privilege to drive. Existing law imposes 2 violation points against a driver's record for purposes of the suspension or revocation of the privilege to drive if a driver is convicted of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated but without gross negligence. This bill would impose 3 violation points against a driver's record for a conviction of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence. This bill would make its provisions operative January 1, 2031.

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Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 445, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6634.).

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  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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

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  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

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

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

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  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5296.)

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  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

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  21. 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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  22. Coauthors revised.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

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  25. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  27. Read second time and amended.

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  28. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 24).

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

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

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

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  32. From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.

  33. Read first time. To print.

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