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CA AB1151

Bill

Status

Failed

2/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Thurston Smith

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to discontinue charging a fee for printing the word "VETERAN" on driver's licenses or identification cards no later than July 1, 2022.

  • Repeals Section 14901.1 of the Vehicle Code effective January 1, 2023, which currently authorizes a $5 fee (increasable up to $15 by regulation) for the veteran designation.

  • Maintains existing exemptions from the fee for persons with low incomes meeting assistance program eligibility requirements and persons verified as homeless.

  • Requires verification of veteran status through a county veterans service office using a form developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with DMV and county veterans service officers.

  • Makes technical and conforming language changes throughout the Vehicle Code, including replacing gendered pronouns with neutral language.

Legislative Description

Driver’s licenses: veteran designation.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/6/2021
Transportation3/4/2021

Full Bill Text

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