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Legislative Impacts to our Hobby
Our hobby is continuously being attacked by State regulators that want to impose restrictions on our street rods. These restrictions range from Air Quality monitoring, registration requirements, excessive tax's, crate engines, equipment and building oversights to mention a few. Our club is delegate in following these proposed restrictions and works closely with our local State representatives. Our club is also a member of several organizations that follow these proposed bills and lobby against them. Below are links to various websites that contain current information regarding proposed bills, status of bills in committee's and how to contact your local State and Federal legislators.
Status of current State automotive bills in the California Assembly and Senate:
AB 390
Has changed to incorporate notifying people via mail that they have 60 days to renew identification before it expires and they can renew via the internet or mail
AB462
Adoption of a fee for emissions and that the last $6 of the fee collected in that district will each be distributed including to repair school bus emissions. This bill allows the last $2 of the $6 (an existing law) to be used for onboard natural gas tanks
AB474
Adds an additional 90 days to make it 180 days on compliance or noncompliance to get a SMOG done on a vehicle -a change in existing law lengthening the day a person has to comply
AB638
Adds to existing law to require certain named boards to meet triennially between 1/114 and 1/1/24 regarding discussion and strategy planning of reducing dependence on petroleum products
AB1099
This bill initially added “ to refuse registration for commercial motor vehicle that is subject to the above provisions that is of a 1996 or older model year and requires a class A or B commercial driver's license to operate “ it was changed recently to add to existing legislation to require the department to refuse registration for any commercial motor vehicle subject to registration that is of a 1996 or older model year with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds, except for any construction truck that is subject to an extension pursuant regulations adopted by the board as determined by the department. This bill contains other related provisions
AB1215
This bill would require a motor vehicle sold or leased by a new motor vehicle dealer to be registered by the dealer using electronic programs provided by a qualified private industry partner, would require the dealer to disclose any document processing charge or electronic registration or transfer charge, and would establish the charges that a dealer may charge the purchaser or lessee of a vehicle-mostly affects dealers
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This bill would add to existing law to require the authority to administer a Clean Energy Upgrade Program that would be developed by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the authority to reduce the costs to property owners of a loan provided by a financial institution that has a loan program that satisfies the specified requirements. Because this bill would authorize the use of the money appropriated for the PACE Reserve program for the Clean Energy Upgrade Program, this bill would make an appropriation. The bill would require the authority to report annually specified information regarding the program. The bill would increase the amount of the appropriation that may be expended for initial administrative costs to $550,000, thereby making an appropriation. It seems to be about money allocation
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Is regarding allocation of funding to the DMV
SB89
This bill would change current law to instead require the Legislature to determine and appropriate annually an amount for the use of the DMV and the FTB for the enforcement of the Vehicle License Fee Law. The bill would deem, for the 2011-12 fiscal year, $25,000,000 as the cost to the DMV for the collection of the motor vehicle license fee.
SB519
This bill would prohibit a smog check technician from conducting an under-the-hood visual inspection as part of a smog check inspection. Because a violation of this prohibition would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
SB901
This bill would make High Polluter Repair or Removal Account in the Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund program available only to the highest polluting vehicles, with priority given to those highest polluting vehicles registered in air basins that are out of attainment with federal air quality standards
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Another allocations bill that says: The bill would require the Department of Finance to report to the Legislature if the amount allocated in a fiscal year is insufficient to cover the costs incurred by the DMV and to propose budget changes to address the funding shortfall. The bill would instead require that the balance of the amount calculated under these provisions that is not allocated for the support of the DMV or to the Franchise Tax Board be deposited into Local Revenue Fund 2011
Other links to what's going on with issues that might affect our hobby:
SEMA Action Network
Car Club Council of Greater San Diego
California Legislation Proposed and Resolved
Find your Federal and State legislators:
Find my State Senator
Find my State Assembly member
Find my Federal Senator
Find my Federal Congressman
Specially Constructed Vehicle Definition:
California Vehicle Code section 580 defines a specially constructed vehicle as a vehicle built for private use, and not for resale, built from a kit, new or used parts, or a reassembling of parts from a vehicle reported for dismantling, and does not resemble the original vehicle. Existing law requires specially constructed vehicles to be subject to emission requirements prior to being registered for use in California, which generally requires the vehicle engines to be equipped with the emission controls associated with the model year and configuration of the engine. However, up to 500 specially constructed vehicles per year are eligible to be registered pursuant to procedures of Senate Bill (SB)100 (Health and Safety Code section 44017.4), which allows the vehicle owner the option to choose whether the vehicle is subject to requirements based on either engine model year or vehicle model year.
Changes Coming at the DMV
For vehicle registration renewal fees due July 1, 2011 and later:
- State law requires DMV to implement changes in the billing and renewal process for registration fees due on or after July 1, 2011.
- Registration renewal notices will be mailed out close to or on the expiration date. (Previously notices were mailed 60-days ahead of the expiration date).
- NOTE: Fees are still due for registration notices due prior to July 1, 2011.
- No money will be collected until renewal notices are issued. (Previously renewal fees could be collected up to 75 days ahead of the expiration date and were required to be collected within 30 days of expiration when part of another transaction such as a transfer of vehicle ownership)
- All customers will be given a 30-day grace period after they receive their registration notice. Penalties for delinquent payment will not be imposed until 30 days after the registration expiration date. (Previously penalties were due the day after the registration expiration date)
- Law enforcement is aware and will not cite vehicles until the first day of the second month after the vehicle registration expires. For example: A vehicle with a registration expiration date of July 10th would not be cited for delinquent registration prior to September 1, 2011.
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