AB-1687 • 2026

Driver’s licenses: revocation.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Lackey
Last action: 2026-04-21
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the DMV will enforce or monitor compliance with these provisions.

Driver’s Licenses: Revocation for Repeated DUI Convictions

This law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to revoke a driver's license if someone has three or more convictions for driving under the influence within ten years, and prohibits reinstatement for eight years unless certain conditions are met.

What This Bill Does

Authorizes the DMV to revoke a person’s driving privileges upon receipt of proof that they have three or more DUI (driving under the influence) convictions within a ten-year period.
Prohibits the DMV from reinstating revoked driving privileges for eight years after revocation, unless specific conditions are met.

Who It Names or Affects

People who have three or more DUI convictions within ten years will lose their driver’s license.
The Department of Motor Vehicles is responsible for enforcing these rules.

Terms To Know

DUI: Driving Under the Influence, which means driving a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs.
Ignition Interlock Device: A device installed in a car that prevents it from starting unless the driver passes a breathalyzer test to show they are not under the influence of alcohol.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if someone meets all conditions but still cannot have their license reinstated after eight years.
It is unclear how this law will be enforced and monitored by the DMV.

Bill History

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.
2026-04-06 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, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-02 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 1687, as amended, Lackey.
Driver’s licenses: revocation.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to immediately revoke the driving privilege of a person upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has been convicted of, among other things, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. If the person can provide proof of financial responsibility, as defined, existing law authorizes the department to reinstate those driving privileges 3 years after the date of revocation.
This bill would
require
authorize
the department to
immediately
revoke the driving privilege of a
person upon a showing that the person has 3 or more convictions
within a 10-year period
for, among other things, driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.
The
If the department revokes a person’s driving privileges pursuant to this authority, the
bill would prohibit the department from reinstating
these
that person’s
driving privileges
for the above-described person
until the expiration of 8 years after the date of
revocation, subject to certain requirements.
However, the bill would make an exception to this prohibition and require the department to reinstate the driving privileges of an above-described person if the person has satisfied certain conditions, including agreeing to install and maintain an ignition interlock device, among other requirements.

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