SB 572: Vehicles: advanced driver assistance system: crash reports.

Official summary

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

Existing law regulates vehicles, including autonomous vehicles and autonomous technology in vehicles. Under existing federal statute and regulation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the Third Amended Standing General Order 2021-01, effective June 16, 2025, that requires specified vehicle and equipment manufacturers and operators of autonomous driving systems and Level 2 advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) vehicles to report crashes to NHTSA, as specified. A violation of the Vehicle Code is an infraction.

This bill would require a manufacturer of a Level 2 ADAS vehicle to report a crash involving its Level 2 ADAS vehicle to the Department of Motor Vehicles, including reporting the crash, as defined, within 5 days of the crash, as specified, if specified conditions pertaining to the crash are met. The bill would require the department to post this crash data on its internet website, as specified, and to transmit this data to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, as specified. The bill would prohibit the department from publishing any proprietary business information, including any personally identifiable information, when posting crash data on its internet website and would make this information confidential and not subject to disclosure under certain public records provisions. The bill would impose a civil penalty of $27,874 per violation per day on a manufacturer that fails to report a crash pursuant to these provisions. The bill would be operative only if the Third Amended Standing General Order 2021-01 is repealed and not replaced with another general order, a federal statute, or a federal regulation that is consistent with the repealed General Order, as determined by the Director of Motor Vehicles.

Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest.

This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

By expanding the application of a crime, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 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. August 29, 2025August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2. August 20, 2025August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
3. July 15, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
4. July 15, 2025Coauthors revised.
5. July 3, 2025Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
6. July 2, 2025From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).
7. June 19, 2025Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
8. June 5, 2025Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.
9. May 28, 2025In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
10. May 28, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 1286.) Ordered to the Assembly.
11. May 28, 2025Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1286.)
12. May 28, 2025Motion to reconsider made by Senator Gonzalez.