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CA AB21
Bill
Status
2/3/2020
Primary Sponsor
Jay Obernolte
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AI Summary
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Eliminates the $5 fee for veterans to request the word "VETERAN" be printed on their driver's license or identification card, effective no later than July 1, 2020.
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Repeals Section 14901.1 of the Vehicle Code on January 1, 2021, making the veteran designation available indefinitely without charge to applicants whose veteran status has been verified by a county veterans service officer.
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Continues to provide fee waivers for the veteran designation to low-income persons meeting assistance program eligibility requirements and homeless persons, as established under prior law.
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Makes technical and conforming changes to existing law, including replacing gendered pronouns with gender-neutral language throughout the Vehicle Code provisions.
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Declares the act an urgency statute to take effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Driver’s licenses: veteran designation.
Last Action
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2/3/2020