AB 1190: Department of Motor Vehicles: private industry partner fees.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish contracts for electronic programs that allow qualified private industry partners, including second-line business partners, to provide services that include processing and payment programs for vehicle registration and titling transactions. Existing law authorizes the department to establish the maximum amount that a qualified private industry partner may charge its customers, but requires the department to annually adjust that amount, as specified.

The bill would, notwithstanding the above-described authorization to establish maximum charge amounts, require the department to limit the amount that any qualified second-line business partner may charge an individual customer for a vehicle registration renewal that is processed on the second-line business partner’s internet website to no more than the maximum amount a first-line service provider may charge its customers. The bill would also direct the department to require all qualified second-line business partners to prominently display on their internet websites, in a clear and conspicuous manner, a working link to the department’s internet website with a specified statement informing the public that consumers may obtain services from the department at no additional cost.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. August 29, 2025In committee: Held under submission.
2. August 18, 2025In committee: Referred to suspense file.
3. July 9, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
4. June 23, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
5. May 28, 2025Referred to Com. on TRANS.
6. May 20, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
7. May 19, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 1608.)
8. May 15, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. May 14, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (May 14).
10. April 29, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
11. April 29, 2025Coauthors revised.
12. April 22, 2025Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.