California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 983
Vehicles: removal and impoundment.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Macedo (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law requires a magistrate to issue a warrant or order authorizing a peace officer to immediately seize and cause the removal of a vehicle if the magistrate is presented with a peace officer's affidavit establishing reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle was an instrumentality used in the peace officer's presence in violation of specified offenses, including, among others, a person who engages in a motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed on a highway or in an offstreet parking facility, as specified.
Existing law makes it a crime to drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than 100 miles per hour.
This bill would include the above-described crime in the list of offenses for which a peace officer may impound a vehicle pursuant to a warrant or order issued by a magistrate.
Text versions
- 04/10/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 10, 2025
- 02/20/25 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2025
- AB983
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 2, 2026 · House
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. - Jan 31, 2026 · House
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. - Apr 29, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Apr 21, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Feb 21, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.