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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 922

Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing a tax, permit fee, or other charge for the privilege of using its streets or highways, other than a permit fee for an extralegal load unless the local agency had imposed the fee prior to June 1, 1989. This bill would explicitly state that a fee, charge, surcharge, or component thereof imposed upon the provider of, or ratepayer for, public services by or for a local agency to recover the cost of street maintenance and repair and other costs associated with the use of its streets, roads, or highways to provide those public services is not a tax, permit fee, or other charge that is prohibited by the provision described above. The bill would provide that nothing in the Vehicle Code prohibits a local agency from imposing or collecting this fee, charge, or surcharge. The bill would delete obsolete references and make other technical changes. The bill would make various findings and declarations.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 10, 2026
Senate
Unfinished Business SB922 Laird et al. ConcurrencepassSet your home in California to see
Aug 6, 2026
House
SB 922 Laird Senate Third Reading By BennettpassSet your home in California to see
Jul 1, 2026
House
Do pass as amended.passSet your home in California to see
May 18, 2026
Senate
3rd Reading SB922 Laird et al.passSet your home in California to see
Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Do passpassSet your home in California to see

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