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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2719: Vehicles: certificates of title.

Passed one chamber 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 2719 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Vehicles: certificates of title. Primary sponsor: Cottie Petrie-Norris (D). Most recent recorded action (July 29, 2026): In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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 requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a certificate of ownership to the legal owner of a vehicle upon registering the vehicle. Existing law requires the Director of Motor Vehicles to develop an Electronic Lien and Title (ELT) Program to require that all lienholders’ title information be held in an electronic format, if the department determines that the program is cost effective compared to the current paper title and registration system.

This bill would define “title,” “certificate of title,” and “certificate of ownership” for purposes of the Vehicle Code as an official record, whether in paper or electronic form, establishing and providing proof of legal ownership of a vehicle.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cottie Petrie-NorrisPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly73

“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: Hearing postponed by committee.
  2. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  3. Referred to Com. on TRANS.
  4. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 5230.)
  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
  7. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).
  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  9. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
  11. Referred to Com. on TRANS.
  12. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

Sources

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