California AB2453: Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 21100 and 38025 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles. Existing law regulates the operation of recreational off-highway motor vehicles on lands, other than a highway, that are open and accessible to the public. Existing law generally prohibits a motor vehicle from being driven upon a highway unless it is registered…

From the chaptered text, September 20, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 21100 and 38025 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles. Existing law regulates the operation of recreational off-highway motor vehicles on lands, other than a highway, that are open and accessible to the public. Existing law generally prohibits a motor vehicle from being driven upon a highway unless it is registered. However, existing law authorizes off-highway motor vehicles that are issued identification plates or devices to cross highways in certain situations, including, among others, a peace officer operating an off-highway motor vehicle in an emergency response situation. This bill would expand the above-described provision to additionally authorize first responders, as defined, to operate off-highway motor vehicles in an emergency response situation. The bill would also authorize peace officers and first responders to operate off-highway motor vehicles upon a highway, at a distance not to exceed 5 miles, for the purpose of accessing off-highway recreational areas or locations of patrol, within jurisdictions that have adopted a policy or plan for the operation of those off-highway motor vehicles pursuant to the provisions described below. The bill would require peace officers and first responders operating off-highway motor vehicles pursuant to these provisions to comply with the terms and requirements of the policy or plan adopted by the applicable local authority. Existing law prohibits …

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Sponsors

• Michelle Rodriguez (D, AD53) · primary sponsor
• Laurie Davies (R, AD74) · primary sponsor
• Juan Alanis (R, AD22)
• Catherine Blakespear (D, SD38)

Latest actions

1. September 20, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 400, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 20, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 20, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 13, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6140.).
5. August 11, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6. August 10, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5324.).
7. August 10, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
8. August 4, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
9. August 3, 2026: From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
10. July 1, 2026: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Votes

• AB 2453 Michelle Rodriguez Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 13, 2026): 74 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Consent Calendar 2nd AB2453 Michelle Rodriguez (August 10, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (July 1, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] (June 9, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2453 Michelle Rodriguez Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (May 7, 2026): 66 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 29, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2453?

AB2453 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles.

What does AB2453 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 21100 and 38025 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles. Existing law regulates the operation of recreational off-highway motor vehicles on lands, other than a highway, that are open and accessible to the public. Existing law generally prohibits a motor vehicle from being driven upon a highway unless it is registered…

What is the status of AB2453?

Chaptered as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 400, Statutes of 2026. (September 20, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2453?

Michelle Rodriguez (D, AD53), with 3 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB2453?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2453