California AB2012: Vehicles: transportation of manufactured homes.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 35790 and 35790.1 of, and to add Section 35790.2 to, the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicles: transportation of manufactured homes. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation or a local authority, upon application in writing and if good cause appears, to issue a special or annual permit for the transporting of a manufactured home that does not exceed 14 feet in total width, exclusive of lights and devices, upon any highway, as specified…

From the enrolled text, September 4, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 35790 and 35790.1 of, and to add Section 35790.2 to, the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicles: transportation of manufactured homes. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation or a local authority, upon application in writing and if good cause appears, to issue a special or annual permit for the transporting of a manufactured home that does not exceed 14 feet in total width, exclusive of lights and devices, upon any highway, as specified. Existing law prescribes specified requirements and conditions for transporting the above-described manufactured homes and additional requirements and conditions for manufactured homes exceeding 14 feet but not exceeding 16 feet in width, including requiring the Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, or the local authority to require pilot car or special escort services for the movement of these manufactured housing units, and makes it unlawful for a person to violate the terms or conditions of a permit issued to haul specified loads, including the above-described permits. Existing regulations provide a schedule for the number of pilot cars and Department of the California Highway Patrol escorts that are required based on the width and length of the load and the route class. This bill would remove the good cause requirement for the department or the …

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Sponsors

• Josh Hoover (R, AD07) · primary sponsor
• Buffy Wicks (D, AD14) · primary sponsor
• John Harabedian (D, AD41)
• Juan Carrillo (D, AD39)

Latest actions

1. September 18, 2026: Vetoed by Governor.
2. September 14, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
3. August 31, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 7027.).
4. August 31, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
5. August 31, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
6. August 27, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
7. August 27, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
8. August 24, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 21, 2026: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
10. August 4, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Votes

• AB 2012 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 31, 2026): 77 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2012 Hoover et al. By Grayson (August 27, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 23, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2012 Hoover Assembly Third Reading (May 28, 2026): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. (May 13, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (April 20, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2012?

AB2012 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Vehicles: transportation of manufactured homes.

What does AB2012 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 35790 and 35790.1 of, and to add Section 35790.2 to, the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicles: transportation of manufactured homes. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation or a local authority, upon application in writing and if good cause appears, to issue a special or annual permit for the transporting of a manufactured home that does not exceed 14 feet in total width, exclusive of lights and devices, upon any highway, as specified…

What is the status of AB2012?

Vetoed as of September 19, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 18, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2012?

Josh Hoover (R, AD07), with 3 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB2012?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2012