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AB-1723 • 2026

Driver’s licenses: revocation.

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
Ellis
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on what happens if someone cannot prove financial responsibility, leaving this as an unknown.

Driver's Licenses: Revoking Driving Privileges

This law clarifies that when someone loses their driving rights due to certain serious crimes, the Department of Motor Vehicles decides the date of revocation, not the court.

What This Bill Does

  • It requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to revoke a person's driving privilege upon receiving proof of conviction for certain types of manslaughter.
  • If a person can prove they have financial responsibility, their driving privileges may be reinstated after three years from the date of revocation by the DMV.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who lose their right to drive because they are found guilty of certain serious crimes.
  • The Department of Motor Vehicles which decides when driving privileges can be returned.

Terms To Know

Financial Responsibility
Having enough money or insurance to pay for damages if someone gets hurt in a car accident.
Date of Revocation
The day when the Department of Motor Vehicles decides that someone can no longer drive legally.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It does not specify what happens if someone cannot prove they have financial responsibility.
  • This bill has passed both chambers but it is unclear whether the governor will sign it into law or take any further action.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. 2026-03-10 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 10). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  3. 2026-03-02 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and TRANS.

  4. 2026-02-06 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.

  5. 2026-02-05 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1723, as introduced, Ellis.
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, certain types of manslaughter. 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 clarify that, for purposes of reinstating driving privileges as described above, the “date of revocation” means the date the department revokes a person’s privilege to drive a motor vehicle and not the date of conviction.

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