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AB 1874: Vehicles: driver’s license suspension and revocation.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Assembly
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-03-26

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-05-14: In committee: Held under submission.)

Introduced

In Committee

Awaiting First Chamber Vote

Passed First Chamber

In Committee

Awaiting Second Chamber Vote

Passed Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to immediately revoke the driving privilege of a person upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has been convicted of, among other things, certain types of manslaughter. Existing law prohibits the department from reinstating that driving privilege until 3 years after the date of revocation.

This bill would additionally prohibit the department from reinstating the driving privilege of a person convicted of those specified crimes and sentenced to incarceration in the state prison or county jail until 3 years after the date of release.

Existing law authorizes or requires the court to suspend or revoke the driving privileges, or to order the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend or revoke the driving privileges, of a person who is convicted of certain offenses, including, among others, driving under the influence or reckless driving.This bill would specify that the court-ordered period of license suspension or revocation would commence when a person is released from custody, as specified.

Discussed in Hearing

Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation19MIN
Apr 13, 2026

Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation

Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety22MIN
Mar 24, 2026

Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety

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