Motor vehicle conditional sale contracts.
Summary
The Rees-Levering Motor Vehicle Sales and Finance Act regulates motor vehicle conditional sale contracts, and, among other things, requires a person selling or leasing a motor vehicle under a conditional sale contract to disclose certain information to a buyer. A violation of those disclosure requirements makes a conditional sale contract unenforceable, except as specified. This bill would provide that a conditional sale contract shall not be made unenforceable solely for a violation of provisions requiring the disclosure of certain fees paid to public officials, including vehicle license fees, registration fees, and California tire fees. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2011
Committee Review
Sep 2011
Assembly Passage
Apr 2011
Senate Passage
Sep 2011
Signed into Law
Oct 2011
Introduced Feb 3, 2011
Signed Oct 7, 2011
Floor votes · Senate Sep 9, 2011 · Assembly Sep 10, 2011
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 31
Sep 9, 2011
D
Democratic20
75% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Oct 7, 2011
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 10, 2011
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (69-0-1)
assembly
Sep 9, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (26-0-5)
senate
Sep 9, 2011
Lower · Passed
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3216.).
lower
Sep 9, 2011
Lower · Passed
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (September 9).
lower
Sep 9, 2011
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
lower
Sep 9, 2011
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Sep 7, 2011
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (September 7).
upper
Jun 13, 2011
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
May 12, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Apr 12, 2011
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 12).
lower
Apr 5, 2011
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Apr 5, 2011
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Mar 15, 2011
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Feb 18, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Feb 4, 2011
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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