Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill exempts collector vehicles that are at least 35 years old from the biennial smog‑check certificate requirement, provided they are used mainly for shows or exhibitions and are either insured as collectors or driven fewer than 1,000 miles a year. The exemption starts with cars built before 1981 and adds one more model year each calendar year until 2032, when cars built before 1986 are covered. It is called “Jay Leno’s Law” and updates the legal definition of a collector vehicle in the Vehicle Code.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 4. Page 6990.) Ordered to the Senate. · Aug 31, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 13, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 5, 2026
• Transportation Committee Hearing
  Transportation · Jun 29, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 4, 2026

History

1. May 26, 2026Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2. May 20, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
3. May 19, 2026Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
4. May 19, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 6.) Ordered to the Assembly.
5. May 19, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5.) Ordered to the Assembly.
6. May 19, 2026Motion to reconsider made by Senator Cortese.
7. May 18, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. May 14, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
9. May 14, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 14).
10. May 8, 2026Set for hearing May 14.
11. May 4, 2026May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
12. Apr 24, 2026Set for hearing May 4.

The 12 most recent of 21 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Dave Cortese (D) · sponsor
• Alanis
• Alvarez
• Archuleta
• Choi
• Cortese
• Dahle
• Davies
• Ellis
• Gallagher
• Grove
• Jeff Gonzalez
• Lackey
• Michelle Rodriguez
• Niello
• Ochoa Bogh
• Patterson
• Richardson
• Seyarto
• Strickland
• Valladares

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