California AB1837: Video imaging of parking violations.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 40240, 40240.5, and 40241 of the Vehicle Code, relating to parking violations. parking violations Video imaging of parking violations…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 40240, 40240.5, and 40241 of the Vehicle Code, relating to parking violations. parking violations Video imaging of parking violations. Existing law authorizes a public transit operator in the state, until January 1, 2027, and authorizes the City and County of San Francisco indefinitely, to enforce parking violations in specified transit-only traffic lanes and at transit stops through the use of video imaging, and to install automated forward facing parking control devices on city-owned public transit vehicles for the purpose of video imaging parking violations occurring in transit-only traffic lanes, as specified. Existing law requires a public transit operator, prior to issuing notices of parking violations, to issue warning notices for the first 60 days and to make a public announcement of the program. Existing law requires a designated employee, or a contracted law enforcement agency, to review video image recordings for the purpose of determining whether a parking violation occurred in a transit-only traffic lane or at a transit stop and to issue a notice of violation to the registered owner of a vehicle within 15 calendar days, as specified. Existing law makes these video image records confidential and provides that these records are available only to public agencies to enforce parking violations. Existing law requires a public transit operator that implements an automated enforcement …

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Sponsors

• Mark González (D, AD54) · primary sponsor
• Josh Hoover (R, AD07)
• Tina McKinnor (D, AD61)
• Stephanie Nguyen (D, AD10)
• Jesse Arreguín (D, SD07)

Latest actions

1. September 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 900, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 27, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 20, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 8. Page 6319.).
5. August 20, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 8.).
6. August 20, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
7. August 19, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 5545.).
8. August 19, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
9. August 19, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9.).
10. June 30, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Votes

• AB 1837 Mark González Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 20, 2026): 64 yea, 8 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1837 Mark González et al. By Arreguín (August 19, 2026): 28 yea, 9 nay, passed
• Do pass (June 29, 2026): 7 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection] (June 23, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
• AB 1837 Mark González Assembly Third Reading (May 21, 2026): 61 yea, 6 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended. (April 21, 2026): 13 yea, 2 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1837?

AB1837 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Video imaging of parking violations.

What does AB1837 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 40240, 40240.5, and 40241 of the Vehicle Code, relating to parking violations. parking violations Video imaging of parking violations…

What is the status of AB1837?

Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 900, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1837?

Mark González (D, AD54), with 4 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1837?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1837