Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles.

Coauthors Assembly Member Alanis and Senator Blakespear were removed from the enrolled version, indicating they dropped their co-sponsorship of the bill before final passage.

Standard enrolled-bill formatting was applied: line-number annotations removed, page numbers adjusted from 97 to 96, vote/appropriation/fiscal committee lines removed, and signature block updated to reflect gubernatorial approval.

Section 38605 was deleted entirely. This section would have exempted peace officers and first responders (including firefighters) from the entire off-highway motor vehicle chapter of the Vehicle Code when operating a recreational off-highway vehicle in the course of their duties. Without this exemption, those operators remain subject to all other provisions of the chapter, though they retain the specific permissions already in Section 38025 for emergency response and up-to-5-mile highway travel.

The bill's stated purpose changed from 'add Section 38605 to amend Sections 21100 and 38025' to simply 'amend Sections 21100 and 38025,' reflecting the removal of the new section.

The legislative counsel digest changed terminology from 'recreational off-highway motor vehicles' to 'off-highway motor vehicles,' broadening the descriptive scope slightly, though the operative text of the amended sections was not substantively changed.

Assembly Member Davies and Senator Blakespear were added as co-authors, indicating Senate sponsorship of the bill.

Added subdivision (p) to Section 21100 of the Vehicle Code, authorizing local authorities to regulate the operation of off-highway motor vehicles by peace officers and first responders on highways while performing official duties. Local authorities must adopt a policy or plan after public review and post it on their website.

The bill's scope changed from adding a single exemption provision (Section 38605) to amending two existing Vehicle Code sections (21100 and 38025) in addition to adding Section 38605, transforming it from a narrow carve-out into a multi-part regulatory framework.

The local authority policy or plan must include: a requirement that off-highway motor vehicles may only be operated on a highway for up to 5 miles; a description of the activities or locations for which operation is authorized and the approximate timeframe; and a description of any training, certification, or safety equipment required to ensure public safety.

Added subdivision (f) to Section 38025 authorizing peace officers and first responders to operate off-highway motor vehicles on highways in an emergency response situation, expanding beyond the previously limited crossing provisions.

Added subdivision (g) to Section 38025 authorizing peace officers and first responders to operate off-highway motor vehicles on highways while performing official duties, subject to three conditions: distance not exceeding 5 miles, purpose limited to accessing an off-highway recreational area or location of patrol, and a local authority having adopted a policy or plan under Section 21100(p).

Added a compliance requirement that peace officers and first responders operating off-highway motor vehicles under the new provisions must comply with all terms and requirements of the applicable local authority's adopted policy or plan.