AB-1685 • 2026

Driving privilege: points.

Crime

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Lackey (A) , Petrie-Norris
Last action: 2026-06-10
Official status: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Effective date: Not listed

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Driving privilege: points.

AB 1685, as amended, Lackey.

What This Bill Does

AB 1685, as amended, Lackey.
Driving privilege: points.
Existing law requires all records of the Department of Motor Vehicles relating to the registration of vehicles, other information contained on an application for a driver’s license, abstracts of convictions, and certain abstracts of accident reports to be open to public inspection during office hours, except when a specific provision of law prohibits the disclosure of records or information or provides for confidentiality.
Of these records, existing law requires the department to make available or disclose abstracts of convictions and abstracts of accident reports if, for driving under the influence-related violations, the date of occurrence is not later than 10 years.

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Bill History

2026-06-10 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-06-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and TRANS.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-26 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.)
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-21 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-21 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-14 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-03-26 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 24).
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-06 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-02-17 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and TRANS.
2026-02-03 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1685, as amended, Lackey.
Driving privilege: points.
Existing law requires all records of the Department of Motor Vehicles relating to the registration of vehicles, other information contained on an application for a driver’s license, abstracts of convictions, and certain abstracts of accident reports to be open to public inspection during office hours, except when a specific provision of law prohibits the disclosure of records or information or provides for confidentiality. Of these records, existing law requires the department to make available or disclose abstracts of convictions and abstracts of accident reports if, for driving under the influence-related violations, the date of occurrence is not later than 10 years.
This bill would also require the department to make available or disclose these abstracts or reports within 10 years of the occurrence for a violation of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.
Existing law establishes that specified convictions, violations, and traffic-related incidents count as points against a driver’s record for purposes of the suspension or revocation of the privilege to drive. Existing law imposes 2 violation points
each
against a driver’s record for purposes of the suspension or revocation of the privilege to drive if a driver is convicted of vehicular
manslaughter, including driving a vehicle in the commission of an unlawful act, not amounting to a felony, and with gross negligence, or driving a vehicle in connection with automobile insurance fraud where the vehicular collision or accident was knowingly caused for financial gain and proximately resulted in the death of any person.
manslaughter while intoxicated but without gross negligence.
This bill would
increase the violation
points to 3
impose 3 violation points
against a driver’s record for a conviction of the
above-described driving offenses.
gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.

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