Relating to: indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards. (FE)
AB 389 would require California's Department of Motor Vehicles to add a visible symbol or notation on driver's licenses and identification cards to indicate veteran status for certain service members. It directly affects veterans who have received an honorable discharge or have a service-connected disability, allowing them to visibly identify their military service. The key provision mandates that the DMV create and implement this indicator on state-issued IDs, with the specific symbol to be determined by the agency. The bill is currently pending in the Assembly, having recently received a fiscal estimate and added co-authors.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Aug 29, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jan 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 5, Noes 0
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 5, Noes 0
lower
Nov 6, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin
lower
Aug 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Sortwell, Sinicki, Doyle, Behnke, Dittrich, Fitzgerald, Goeben, Goodwin, Hysell, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Madison, Maxey, Mursau, Roe, Udell, Wichgers, Murphy, Stroud, Tenorio and Gustafson;
cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Pfaff, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wirch and Feyen
lower
23 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Hysell
DDemocratic
P
Angela Stroud
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ann Roe
DDemocratic
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Ben Franklin
RRepublican
P
Brent Jacobson
RRepublican
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Chuck Wichgers
RRepublican
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Dave Maxey
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Gus Gustafson
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
P
Joy Goeben
RRepublican
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Rob Kreibich
RRepublican
P
Russell Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Shae Sortwell
RRepublican
P
Steve Doyle
DDemocratic
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