CaliforniaRental passenger vehicles: electronic surveillance technology: renter liability for loss due to theft.
What it does
Existing law generally governs the transactions between a rental car company, also referred to as a rental company, and its customers, as provided. Existing law prohibits a rental company from using, accessing, or obtaining any information relating to the renter's use of the rental vehicle that was obtained using electronic surveillance technology, as defined, except under specified circumstances. Existing law permits a rental company and a renter to limit the responsibilities of a renter in specified events, including loss due to theft of the rented vehicle up to its fair market value, as provided.
More detail
Existing law establishes, in the situation described in the previous sentence, a presumption that the renter has no liability for loss due to theft if specified conditions are met, including that an authorized driver has possession of the ignition key or establishes that the ignition key was not in the vehicle at the time of the theft, as provided.
This bill would allow a rental company to use geofence technology, as specified, to detect rental vehicle movement in prescribed circumstances. The bill, with respect to the above-described provisions relating to the renter's liability for loss due to theft, would revise the presumption that the renter has no liability for loss due to theft to instead apply this presumption if an authorized driver returns the ignition key.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 7Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 449, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 7Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 11
- Vote recorded AB 1197 Calderon Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3239.).Major
- Sep 9In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1197 Calderon By Grayson. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 9Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2705.).Passed Senate
- Jul 16Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 15From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 15).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 26Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Major
- Jun 25From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 24).Major
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Public Safety]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 4Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.Minor
- May 23In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1197 Calderon Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 23Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1649.)Passed Assembly
- May 12Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 8Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- May 7From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).Major
- May 6
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 30From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Minor
- Apr 29
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 28Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Apr 24From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 21Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Apr 21In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Apr 10From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 2In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Apr 1Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Mar 28From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 28Referred to Coms. on JUD. and INS.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 22From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To print.Introduced