California Senate Bill 720

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 782, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

An act to amend Section 70615 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 21455.5 and 21455.7 of, and to add Section 21455.9 to, the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

Automated traffic enforcement system programs.

Sen. Angelique Ashby [D]

Asm. Gail Pellerin [D]

Asm. Buffy Wicks [D]

2025-09-13 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB720 Ashby et al. Concurrence (Y: 33 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-09-12 - Assembly - SB 720 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Pellerin (Y: 68 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-09-12 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB720 Ashby et al. Concurrence (Y: 33 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-14 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB720 Ashby (Y: 31 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-19 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-10-13		Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 782, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-23		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-13	Senate	Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 3. Page 3026.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-12	Senate	In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-12	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 8. Page 3399.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-04	Assembly	Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-04	Assembly	Read third time and amended.
2025-09-03	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02	Assembly	Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-29	Assembly	From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (August 29).
2025-08-20	Assembly	August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-17	Assembly	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-17	Assembly	From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (July 16).
2025-07-17	Assembly	Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.)
2025-07-15	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2025-07-02	Assembly	July 7 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-06-27	Assembly	Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
2025-06-09	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P.
2025-06-04	Assembly	In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-03	Senate	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 1445.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-23	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23	Senate	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1211.) (May 23).
2025-05-20	Senate	Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-19	Senate	May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-09	Senate	Set for hearing May 19.
2025-05-01	Senate	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-30	Senate	From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 942.) (April 29).
2025-04-17	Senate	Set for hearing April 29.
2025-04-09	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 711.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-26	Senate	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-03-25	Senate	Set for hearing April 8.
2025-03-12	Senate	Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.
2025-02-24	Senate	Read first time.
2025-02-24	Senate	From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-21	Senate	Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Government Code	70615	Amended Code	Citation Text
Vehicle Code	21455.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
Vehicle Code	21455.7	Amended Code	Citation Text
Vehicle Code	21455.9	New Code	See Bill Text

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