CaliforniaVehicle sharing programs must cover higher injury and damage amounts
California vehicle sharing programs would have to cover third-party injuries and damage at higher minimum amounts, except when an owner helps a driver keep a vehicle past its return deadline.
What it does
Sharing programs must cover third-party injuries and property damage during a vehicle share, up to the amounts in their agreements and at least $250,000 for one person's injury or death, $500,000 for all people's injuries or deaths, and $100,000 for property damage.
Argument forHigher minimum coverage could give injured people more money to cover medical bills or vehicle damage after a sharing crash.
Argument againstThe higher minimum coverage could raise program costs, which may make some owners or drivers pay more to share vehicles.
More detail
Personal vehicle sharing programs must take on the vehicle owner's liability for third-party injuries or property damage during sharing. This applies to losses during a personal vehicle sharing period when someone other than the owner operates or controls the vehicle, or the program otherwise controls it. It covers injury or property damage to third parties. The program agreement sets the amounts, which must meet the stated minimums. This rule does not apply if the owner acts together with a shared vehicle driver who fails to return the vehicle as agreed. The coverage applies during the sharing period when the vehicle is operated or controlled by someone other than its owner, or is otherwise controlled by the program.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 601, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 31Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 25Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 6485.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2361 Pacheco Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2361 Pacheco et al. By Padilla. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 4Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 3From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jun 25Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 25Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 18From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on INS.Major
- May 27Referred to Coms. on INS. and JUD.Minor
- May 18In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2361 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 5136.)Passed Assembly
- May 14Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Apr 28Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 27Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 23From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 22).Major
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Referred to Com. on INS.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- Feb 19Read first time. To print.Introduced
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