CaliforniaVehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways.
What it does
Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing a tax, permit fee, or other charge for the privilege of using its streets or highways, other than a permit fee for an extralegal load unless the local agency had imposed the fee prior to June 1, 1989.
More detail
This bill would explicitly state that a fee, charge, surcharge, or component thereof imposed upon the provider of, or ratepayer for, public services by or for a local agency to recover the cost of street maintenance and repair and other costs associated with the use of its streets, roads, or highways to provide those public services is not a tax, permit fee, or other charge that is prohibited by the provision described above. The bill would provide that nothing in the Vehicle Code prohibits a local agency from imposing or collecting this fee, charge, or surcharge. The bill would delete obsolete references and make other technical changes. The bill would make various findings and declarations.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 27Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 148, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Aug 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 18Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 10Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 1. Page 5316.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB922 Laird et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 6In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 922 Laird Senate Third Reading By Bennett. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 6Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 51. Noes 12. Page 6081.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 2Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 1).Major
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 17From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Major
- May 26Referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- May 19In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- May 18Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 2. Page 4314.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB922 Laird et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Mar 18From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3601.) (March 18).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Major
- Mar 5Set for hearing March 18.
- Feb 11Referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Jan 29From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 28.
- Jan 28Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced