Bill Text: CA SB1267 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 1267 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Automotive fuels and products.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-01 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1267 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB1267-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1267

Introduced by Senator Nielsen

February 16, 2018

An act to amend Section 13404.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to automotive fuels and products.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1267, as introduced, Nielsen. Automotive fuels and products.

Existing law requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to establish the method of sale of motor vehicle fuels and lubricants sold at retail to the public. Existing law requires the secretary to adopt the latest method of sale for motor vehicle fuels and lubricants adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, as provided.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 13404.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

13404.5.

The secretary shall establish the method of sale of motor vehicle fuels and lubricants sold at retail to the public. In doing so, the secretary shall adopt, by reference, the latest method of sale for motor vehicle fuels and lubricants adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130 “Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality,” except as specifically provided by the Legislature or modified, amended, or rejected by regulations adopted by the secretary. In the absence of national standards, the secretary may adopt interim standards of method of sale until ~~the time when~~ the standards are adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology.