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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 383: Driver’s licenses and identification cards.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 383 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Driver’s licenses and identification cards. Primary sponsor: Sabrina Cervantes (D). Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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 authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue and renew driver’s licenses, as specified. Existing law also authorizes the department to issue identification cards. Existing law requires the department to, by no later than July 1, 2027, issue an identification card to an eligible applicant who is unable to submit satisfactory proof that their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law if they provide satisfactory proof of identity and California residency, as specified.

This bill would expedite the date by which the department is required to issue an identification card to the above-described eligible applicants to January 15, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sabrina CervantesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31

“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. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
  2. April 28 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
  3. Set for hearing April 28.
  4. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
  5. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
  6. Referred to Com. on RLS.
  7. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
  8. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sources

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