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SB 703·CA·senate

Ports: truck drivers.

VetoedFiled Feb 21, 2025
Sponsor: Richardson
Latest Action

Veto sustained.

Mar 2, 2026

Legislative status

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee
  3. Reported by Committee
  4. Floor Vote Scheduled
  5. Passed One Chamber
  6. Passed Both Chambers
  7. Vetoed
  8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill would make trucking companies and non‑employee truck drivers submit insurance, tax, and registration data to the Port of Los Angeles or Long Beach, and would force the ports to post quarterly truck entry details online. It adds civil penalties of $5,000 for late updates and $20,000 for false information, and limits state reimbursement for the new requirements. The measure was vetoed by the governor, and the veto was sustained.

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Vote

66 yes

10 no

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 10. Page 3399.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 12, 2025

Hearings

History

  1. Veto sustained.
  2. Stricken from file.
  3. Vetoed by the Governor.
  4. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
  5. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  6. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3025.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 10. Page 3399.) Ordered to the Senate.
  8. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 29).
  12. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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Sponsors

  • Richardson · sponsor

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