AB 705 California Assembly · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Autoettes.

Summary
Existing law defines an autoette as a motor vehicle, located on a natural island with an area in excess of 20,000 acres and that is within a county having a population in excess of 4,000,000, and meeting all of several other requirements, including, but not limited to, the vehicle having a length of no more than 120 inches, including the front and rear bumpers. Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to register an autoette as a motor vehicle. This bill would expand the allowable length of a vehicle that could be defined as an autoette to 130 inches, including the front and rear bumpers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Assembly Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced Feb 13, 2023 Signed Jul 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2023 · Assembly Apr 17, 2023

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jun 29, 2023
D Democratic31
31 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jul 21, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1828.).
upper
Jun 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1179.)
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 29).
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Josh Lowenthal
Josh Lowenthal
DDemocratic
CA
69