CaliforniaVehicle dealers: document processing charge.
What it does
Existing law authorizes a dealer to charge the purchaser or lessee of a vehicle a document processing charge for the preparation and processing of documents, disclosures, and titling, registration, and information security obligations imposed by state and federal law. Existing law authorizes a dealer that has a contractual agreement with the Department of Motor Vehicles to be a private industry partner to set the document processing charge at up to $85 and authorizes all other dealers to set the document processing charge at up to $70.
More detail
This bill would, until January 1, 2031, subject to specified requirements, authorize a dealer to charge a document processing charge that exceeds those amounts if the charge does not exceed 1% of the total price of the vehicle and does not exceed $260. The bill would exempt the sale of vehicles to the State of California and any local governmental entity from these provisions. The bill would make a conforming change.
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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
- Mar 2Veto sustained.Latest
- Mar 2Stricken from file.
- 2025
- Oct 13In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- Oct 13Vetoed by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Major
- Sep 22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.To Governor
- Sep 10Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2830.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB791 Cortese et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 8In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 791 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Wilson. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 8Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 3. Page 3010.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Sep 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 2Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 29From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 29).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 20August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Jul 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 14
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 3From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Major
- Jun 9Referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Jun 4In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Jun 3Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 1. Page 1457.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB791 Cortese et al. Result: pass.Upper
- May 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 7Ordered to second reading.Minor
- May 7Withdrawn from committee.Major
- May 6From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 30Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 12. Noes 1. Page 843.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 8Set for hearing April 22.
- Apr 2Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Mar 24From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Mar 12Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 24From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced