CaliforniaManufacturers may sell some vehicle parts during emissions review
Eligible aftermarket-part manufacturers may sell, advertise, or install certain parts during the state board’s emissions review if they receive conditional approval.
What it does
Manufacturers with a strong prior approval record may seek temporary permission to sell a vehicle part while the state board finishes reviewing a complete emissions application.
Once conditional approval takes effect, the named part may be sold, advertised, or installed while review continues, but approval can end sooner and later recalls or other remedies may follow.
Argument forManufacturers may put compliant aftermarket parts on the market sooner instead of waiting for the board’s final executive-order decision.
Argument againstParts could reach drivers before final review, and manufacturers may later face recalls, stop-sale orders, and repair costs if approval ends.
More detail
Eligible manufacturers may ask the state board for temporary permission while it reviews an application. The request covers add-on or modified parts for on-road vehicles or engines. The manufacturer must have received at least 10 prior executive orders, including one for a part in the same application category. The application must include required information, fees, emissions testing, product details, and a certification that the part meets the exemption standard. The state board must notify the applicant whether the application is complete and whether the manufacturer meets the prior-approval requirement. If the board finds that both requirements are met, it must grant conditional approval. The board generally has 30 business days after receiving the request to decide. If it does not decide by then, the request is conditionally approved when the applicant notifies the board that it intends to sell the part. The board may add one 15-business-day extension for each 50 applications received during that period, subject to the stated limit.
A conditionally approved part may be sold, advertised, offered for sale, or installed in California before final approval. This applies only to the add-on or modified part identified in the approved application. Conditional approval is treated like an executive order for these sales and installations. The manufacturer must keep detailed sales records and provide them to the state board within 30 days after a request. The board may suspend or revoke approval for missing records or materially inaccurate or misleading application information. After approval is withdrawn, revoked, or expires, the executive officer may require a recall, corrective action, stop-sale order, or another remedy. The manufacturer must pay required recall and remedy costs. Permission begins when the conditional approval becomes effective. It lasts two years from that date unless the executive officer extends it or the board issues an executive order sooner. The state board must update related procedures and forms by July 1, 2028.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 16Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 244, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 16Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5985.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Special Consent SB1069 Grayson et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 19In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 1069 Grayson Senate Third Reading By Wilson. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 19Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6269.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 17Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 13Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).Major
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 30From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 29
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 22From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Major
- Jun 9June 22 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 1Referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- May 20In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- May 19Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4361.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB1069 Grayson et al. Result: pass.Upper
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4263.) (May 14).Major
- May 8Set for hearing May 14.
- Apr 27April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 20From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 17Set for hearing April 27.
- Apr 16April 20 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 20.
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3792.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Set for hearing April 8.
- Feb 26Referred to Com. on E.Q.Minor
- Feb 17From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
- Feb 13Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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