California AB2361: Insurance: personal vehicle sharing.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 11580.24 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. insurance Insurance: personal vehicle sharing. Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including automobile liability insurance. Existing law prohibits classifying a private passenger motor vehicle as a commercial vehicle, for-hire vehicle, permissive use vehicle, or livery solely because its owner allows it to be shared, if specified criteria are met…

From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:

An act to amend Section 11580.24 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. insurance Insurance: personal vehicle sharing. Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including automobile liability insurance. Existing law prohibits classifying a private passenger motor vehicle as a commercial vehicle, for-hire vehicle, permissive use vehicle, or livery solely because its owner allows it to be shared, if specified criteria are met. In the event of a loss or injury that occurs during any time period when the vehicle is under the operation and control of a person other than the vehicle owner, existing law requires the personal vehicle sharing program to assume all liability of the owner and is considered the owner of the vehicle for all purposes. Existing law requires a personal vehicle sharing program to provide insurance coverages for the vehicle and operator at a minimum of $45,000 for bodily injury or death for one person, $90,000 for bodily injury or death for all persons, and $15,000 for property damage, and, on and after January 1, 2031, to provide liability coverage at least 3 times the minimum insurance requirements for private passenger vehicles. This bill would, instead of requiring a personal vehicle sharing program to assume all liability of the owner, require the program to assume liability of the owner for bodily injury or property damage …

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Sponsors

• Blanca Pacheco (D, AD64) · primary sponsor
• David Alvarez (D, AD80)
• Juan Carrillo (D, AD39)
• Stephanie Nguyen (D, AD10)
• Michelle Rodriguez (D, AD53)
• Blanca Rubio (D, AD48)
• Greg Wallis (R, AD47)

Latest actions

1. September 27, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 601, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 27, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 31, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 25, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 6485.).
5. August 25, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 71. Noes 0.).
6. August 24, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. August 24, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
8. August 4, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 3, 2026: From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
10. June 25, 2026: Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Votes

• AB 2361 Pacheco Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 25, 2026): 71 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2361 Pacheco et al. By Padilla (August 24, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (June 24, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2361 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading (May 18, 2026): 65 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 22, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2361?

AB2361 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Insurance: personal vehicle sharing.

What does AB2361 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Section 11580.24 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. insurance Insurance: personal vehicle sharing. Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including automobile liability insurance. Existing law prohibits classifying a private passenger motor vehicle as a commercial vehicle, for-hire vehicle, permissive use vehicle, or livery solely because its owner allows it to be shared, if specified criteria are met…

What is the status of AB2361?

Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 601, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2361?

Blanca Pacheco (D, AD64), with 6 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB2361?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2361