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California 20252026

SB 1392

Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.

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

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Smogcheck, collectormotorvehicles, exemption
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law establishes a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (smog check) program that is administered by the Department of Consumer Affairs. The smog check program requires inspection of motor vehicles upon initial registration, biennially upon renewal of registration, upon transfer of ownership, and in certain other circumstances. Existing law requires all motor vehicles to biennially obtain a certificate of compliance or noncompliance, as provided. Existing law exempts specified vehicles from obtaining the certificate of compliance or noncompliance, including, among others, all motor vehicles manufactured before the 1976 model year. Existing law also exempts from a specified portion of the smog test, both biennially and at transfer, a collector motor vehicle that is insured as a collector motor vehicle, is at least 35 model years old, complies with the exhaust emissions standards for that motor vehicle's class and model year as prescribed by the department, and passes a functional inspection of the fuel cap and a visual inspection for liquid fuel leaks. Existing law defines collector motor vehicle for this purpose to mean a motor vehicle owned by a collector, as defined, used primarily in shows, parades, charitable functions, and historical exhibitions for display, maintenance, preservation, and not used primarily for transportation. This bill would expand the definition of a collector motor vehicle to include a motor vehicle that is at least 35 model years old and complies with certain regulations that are required to be adopted by the Bureau of Automotive Repair, as specified. The bill would, beginning January 1, 2028, exempt specified collector motor vehicles manufactured before the 1981 model year from the requirement to obtain a certificate of compliance or noncompliance upon initial registration, biennially upon renewal of registration, or upon transfer of ownership. The bill would extend the applicability of this exemption by one model year each year until the final extension takes effect on and after January 1, 2033, that would exempt specified collector motor vehicles manufactured before the 1986 model year from the requirement to obtain the certificate of compliance or noncompliance. The bill would be known, and may be cited, as Jay Leno's Law.

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Actions

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

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  2. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 4.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  3. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  5. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read third time and amended.

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  9. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  10. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  13. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

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  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 4366.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  16. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4366.)

  17. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Cortese.

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 6. Page 4360.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  21. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4275.) (May 14).

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  22. Set for hearing May 14.

  23. May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  24. Set for hearing May 4.

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2. Page 3985.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  26. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  27. Set for hearing April 21.

  28. April 14 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  29. Set for hearing April 14.

  30. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  31. Read first time.

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

  33. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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