CA AB1546 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on September 25 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-25 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 444, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on September 25 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-25 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 444, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 1861.025 of the Insurance Code, and to amend Sections 14601.2, 14601.3, 23546, 23550, 23550.5, and 23572 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
Title
Vehicles: driving under the influence.
Sponsors
| Asm. Nick Schultz [D] | Asm. Mark Gonzalez [D] | Asm. Lori Wilson [D] | Asm. Juan Alanis [R] |
| Asm. Cottie Petrie-Norris [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-08-31 - Assembly - AB 1546 SCHULTZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-31 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1546 Schultz et al. By Menjivar (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-21 - Assembly - AB 1546 Schultz Assembly Third Reading (Y: 72 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-31 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1546 Schultz et al. By Menjivar (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-21 - Assembly - AB 1546 Schultz Assembly Third Reading (Y: 72 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 444, Statutes of 2026. | |
| 2026-09-25 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2026-09-14 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m. | |
| 2026-08-31 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 7053.). |
| 2026-08-31 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 7053.) |
| 2026-08-31 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-31 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-08-30 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-28 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). |
| 2026-08-03 | Senate | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-06-24 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-06-03 | Senate | Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2026-05-21 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5185.) |
| 2026-05-18 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-06 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-03-04 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-03-04 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2026-02-09 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| 2026-01-06 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee February 5. |
| 2026-01-05 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance Code | 1861.025 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Vehicle Code | 14601.2 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Vehicle Code | 14601.3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Vehicle Code | 23546 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Vehicle Code | 23550 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Vehicle Code | 23550.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Vehicle Code | 23572 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
