California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB897: Vehicles: abandoned vehicles.
Status: Chaptered, August 24, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 22710 of the Vehicle Code relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicles: abandoned vehicles. Existing law authorizes a county satisfying specified conditions to establish a service authority for the abatement of abandoned vehicles and to impose a $1 vehicle registration fee for the abatement of abandoned vehicles…
From the chaptered text, August 24, 2026:
An act to amend Section 22710 of the Vehicle Code relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicles: abandoned vehicles. Existing law authorizes a county satisfying specified conditions to establish a service authority for the abatement of abandoned vehicles and to impose a $1 vehicle registration fee for the abatement of abandoned vehicles. The fees imposed and the moneys received by the service authority from the Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, can only be used for the abatement, removal, and disposal of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles from private or public property. The service authority is authorized to adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement, removal, and disposal, as a public nuisance, of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle and for the recovery of costs. This bill, notwithstanding these provisions, would authorize the City of Laguna Woods to use the amount of abandoned vehicle abatement funds received from the fee imposed by the service authority that formerly operated in the County of Orange, and the interest accrued thereon, for purposes of enforcing provisions of this code on public highways. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Laguna Woods. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State …
Sponsors
- Steven Choi (R, SD37) · primary sponsor
- Tony Strickland (R, SD36)
- Diane Dixon (R, AD72)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 126, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- : In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6040.) Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
- : From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 29).
- : Referred to Com. on TRANS.
- : In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Votes
- SB 897 Choi Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (August 3, 2026): 74 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (June 29, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Consent Calendar 2nd SB897 Choi et al. (April 23, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar (April 14, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB897?
- SB897 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Vehicles: abandoned vehicles.
- What does SB897 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Section 22710 of the Vehicle Code relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicles: abandoned vehicles. Existing law authorizes a county satisfying specified conditions to establish a service authority for the abatement of abandoned vehicles and to impose a $1 vehicle registration fee for the abatement of abandoned vehicles…
- What is the status of SB897?
- Chaptered as of August 24, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 126, Statutes of 2026. (August 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB897?
- Steven Choi (R, SD37), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB897?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB897
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