California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB1218: Vehicle immobilization: illegal dumping violation penalties.
Status: Chaptered, September 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 22651.10 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicle immobilization: illegal dumping violation penalties…
From the chaptered text, September 20, 2026:
An act to add Section 22651.10 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicle immobilization: illegal dumping violation penalties. Existing law authorizes a peace officer, as defined, or a regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations, as specified, to immobilize a vehicle with a device made for that purpose, if the vehicle is found upon a highway or public lands within the officer or employee’s jurisdiction, and the vehicle has been issued 5 or more notices of parking violations that are delinquent because the owner or person in control of the vehicle has not responded within the prescribed time period, or the registered owner has been issued 5 or more notices for failure to pay or failure to appear in court for traffic violations, as specified. Existing law allows a vehicle to be immobilized until the owner or person in control of the vehicle presents the immobilizing law enforcement agency with specified information, including evidence that all outstanding parking penalties have been paid. Existing law makes it unlawful and punishable as an infraction for a person to dump or cause to be dumped waste matter upon a public or private highway or road, upon private property without the consent of the owner, or in or upon a public park …
Sponsors
- Jesse Arreguín (D, SD07) · primary sponsor
- Mia Bonta (D, AD18)
- Bob Archuleta (D, SD30)
- Caroline Menjivar (D, SD20)
- Laura Richardson (D, SD35)
- Kelly Seyarto (R, SD32)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 425, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5741.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6375.) Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- : Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended.
Votes
- Unfinished Business SB1218 Arreguín et al. Concurrence (August 25, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SB 1218 Arreguín Senate Third Reading By Bonta (August 24, 2026): 77 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. (August 5, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 29, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate 3rd Reading SB1218 Arreguín et al. (May 20, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended (May 14, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1218?
- SB1218 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Vehicle immobilization: illegal dumping violation penalties.
- What does SB1218 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Section 22651.10 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicle immobilization: illegal dumping violation penalties…
- What is the status of SB1218?
- Chaptered as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 425, Statutes of 2026. (September 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1218?
- Jesse Arreguín (D, SD07), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1218?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1218
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