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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1654: Vehicles: commercial driver’s licenses.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1654 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Vehicles: commercial driver’s licenses. Primary sponsor: Carl DeMaio (R). Most recent recorded action (April 20, 2026): In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Existing law prohibits a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle unless that person has in their immediate possession a valid commercial driver’s license of the appropriate class. Existing law requires a person to pass a knowledge test and driving test for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that complies with minimum federal standards, as specified, before being issued a commercial driver’s license.

This bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles, before issuing or renewing a commercial driver’s license, to verify the applicant’s lawful presence in the United States, as specified. The bill would require the department to revoke any commercial driver’s license issued to a person subsequently determined to be unlawfully present in the United States, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carl DeMaioPrimary sponsorRepublicanAssembly75

“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. In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
  2. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
  3. Referred to Com. on TRANS.
  4. From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
  5. Read first time. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page