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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 1338: Vehicles: repossession.

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

SB 1338 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Vehicles: repossession. Primary sponsor: Brian Jones (R). Most recent recorded action (June 30, 2026): June 30 set for final hearing canceled at the request of author.

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 interfering with the transport of a vehicle to a storage facility, auction, or dealer by an individual who is employed by a repossession agency or is licensed as a repossession agency once repossession is complete, as provided. Under existing law, a violation of this provision is an infraction, punishable by specified fines.

This bill would double the fines, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian JonesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate40

“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. June 30 set for final hearing canceled at the request of author.
  2. June 23 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
  3. June 9 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
  4. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  5. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4416.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4273.) (May 14).
  10. Set for hearing May 14.
  11. May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  12. Set for hearing May 11.

Sources

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