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California State Legislature · SB 274 · Vetoed

Automated license plate recognition systems.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Automated license plate recognition systems. Read the full text

Official title shown verbatim from the official record. Plain-language summary coming as coverage deepens. Not legal advice.
2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 4, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 7. · Feb 5, 2025
Referred to Com. on RLS. · Feb 14, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. · Mar 26, 2025
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S. · Apr 2, 2025
Set for hearing April 22. · Apr 8, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Apr 10, 2025
Set for hearing April 29 in PUB. S. pending receipt. · Apr 11, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 10. Noes 2. Page 834.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. · Apr 23, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 944.) (April 29). · Apr 30, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · May 1, 2025
Set for hearing May 12. · May 6, 2025
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. · May 12, 2025
Set for hearing May 23. · May 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1193.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 27, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 1468.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Jun 3, 2025
Motion to reconsider made by Senator Cervantes. · Jun 3, 2025
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1468.) · Jun 3, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 10. Page 1468.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Jun 3, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · Jun 4, 2025
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P. · Jun 16, 2025
Coauthors revised. · Jul 8, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. · Jul 8, 2025
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.) · Jul 17, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (July 16). · Jul 17, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 17, 2025
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Aug 20, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 2, 2025
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. · Sep 5, 2025
Read third time and amended. · Sep 5, 2025
Ordered to third reading. · Sep 5, 2025
Joint Rule 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.) · Sep 13, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 41. Noes 29. Page 3436.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 13, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 13, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 6. Page 3051.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 13, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. · Sep 23, 2025
Vetoed by the Governor. · Oct 1, 2025
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. · Oct 1, 2025
Stricken from file. · Mar 2, 2026
Veto sustained. · Mar 2, 2026

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

CervantesLowenthal

Recorded votes

Unfinished Business SB274 Cervantes et al. ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 28, Noes 6, Abstain 6
SB 274 Cervantes Senate Third Reading By Bauer-KahanAssembly · 2025-09-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 41, Noes 29, Abstain 10
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 10, Noes 3, Abstain 2
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-07-16 · (PASS) · Ayes 9, Noes 4, Abstain 2
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]Assembly · 2025-07-07 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 4, Abstain 0
Senate 3rd Reading SB274 Cervantes Motion to Reconsider ReconsiderSenate · 2025-06-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 39, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Senate 3rd Reading SB274 Cervantes Motion to ReconsiderSenate · 2025-06-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 26, Noes 10, Abstain 4
Senate 3rd Reading SB274 Cervantes Motion to ReconsiderSenate · 2025-06-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 27, Noes 10, Abstain 3
Do pass as amendedSenate · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 1, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-05-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-04-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 1, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]Senate · 2025-04-22 · (PASS) · Ayes 10, Noes 2, Abstain 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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