California AB1687: Driver’s licenses: revocation.

What the bill says

An act to add Section 13352.7 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Driver’s licenses: revocation. Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to immediately revoke the driving privilege of a person upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has been convicted of, among other things, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated…

From the chaptered text, September 25, 2026:

An act to add Section 13352.7 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Driver’s licenses: revocation. Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to immediately revoke the driving privilege of a person upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has been convicted of, among other things, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Existing law requires a person who has been convicted of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated, as specified, to install an interlock ignition device on the vehicle they operate for a mandatory period of time as ordered by the court. This bill, Irene’s Law, would require the department, commencing on January 1, 2031, to revoke the driving privilege of a person upon a showing that the person has been convicted of a violation of driving while intoxicated that proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver and has 4 or more prior convictions within a 10-year period for, among other things, driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. The bill would additionally prohibit the department from reinstating that person’s driving privileges until the expiration of 72 months after the date of revocation, subject to certain requirements, including, among others, agreeing to maintain a functioning, certified ignition interlock device, for a mandatory term …

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Sponsors

• Tom Lackey (R, AD34) · primary sponsor
• Cottie Petrie-Norris (D, AD73)
• Bob Archuleta (D, SD30)
• Laurie Davies (R, AD74)
• Heather Hadwick (R, AD01)

Latest actions

1. September 25, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 446, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 25, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 9, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
4. August 30, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6910.).
5. August 30, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).
6. August 30, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
7. August 30, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
8. August 30, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
9. August 28, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. August 27, 2026: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Votes

• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1687 Lackey et al. By Archuleta (August 30, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1687 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 30, 2026): 75 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 30, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] (June 23, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1687?

AB1687 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Driver’s licenses: revocation.

What does AB1687 do?

In its own words: An act to add Section 13352.7 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Driver’s licenses: revocation. Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to immediately revoke the driving privilege of a person upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has been convicted of, among other things, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated…

What is the status of AB1687?

Chaptered as of September 25, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 446, Statutes of 2026. (September 25, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1687?

Tom Lackey (R, AD34), with 4 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1687?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1687