AB 1687: Driver’s licenses: revocation.

Official summary

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

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, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Existing law requires a person who has been convicted of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated, as specified, to install an interlock ignition device on the vehicle they operate for a mandatory period of time as ordered by the court.

This bill, Irene’s Law, would require the department, commencing on January 1, 2031, to revoke the driving privilege of a person upon a showing that the person has been convicted of a violation of driving while intoxicated that proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver and has 4 or more prior convictions within a 10-year period for, among other things, driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. The bill would additionally prohibit the department from reinstating that person’s driving privileges until the expiration of 72 months after the date of revocation, subject to certain requirements, including, among others, agreeing to maintain a functioning, certified ignition interlock device, for a mandatory term of 72 months.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 3

“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. September 25, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 446, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 25, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. September 9, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
4. August 30, 2026Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6910.).
5. August 30, 2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6. August 30, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
7. August 28, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. August 27, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
9. August 24, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. August 21, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
11. August 13, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
12. August 13, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).