AB-1765 • 2026

Vehicles: fee waivers for disabled veterans.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Alanis
Last action: 2026-05-14
Official status: In committee: Held under submission.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how fee waivers will be funded or any other operational specifics beyond defining eligible vehicles and their weight limits.

Fee Waivers for Disabled Veterans

This law removes the weight limit on certain vehicles owned by disabled veterans and allows them to get fee waivers.

What This Bill Does

Removes a weight limit of less than 8,001 pounds for commercial motor vehicles that qualify for fee exemptions.
Defines eligible vehicles as passenger cars, motorcycles, or commercial trucks under 10,000 pounds unladen weight.
Allows disabled veterans and certain other military personnel to get special license plates with parking privileges and fee exemptions.

Who It Names or Affects

Disabled veterans
Former American prisoners of war
Purple Heart recipients
Congressional Medal of Honor recipients

Terms To Know

Unladen weight: The weight of a vehicle without any cargo or passengers.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how the fee waivers will be funded.
Effective date is January 1, 2027.

Bill History

2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Held under submission.
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-07 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-03-05 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and M. & V.A.
2026-02-10 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
2026-02-09 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1765, as amended, Alanis.
Vehicles: fee waivers for disabled veterans.
Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue special license plates or distinguishing placards to disabled veterans for purposes of certain parking privileges and fee exemptions. Commencing January 1, 2027, existing law exempts, except as specified, a vehicle that is owned by a disabled veteran, a former American prisoner of war, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient or a Purple Heart recipient, or the surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war or Congressional Medal of Honor or Purple Heart recipient, who has elected to retain special license plates, that is of a type subject to registration under the Vehicle Code, and that is not used for hire, compensation, or profit, from certain fees imposed pursuant to the Vehicle Code and a vehicle license fee imposed for the privilege of operating specified vehicles. Existing law defines “vehicle” for
purposes of these provisions as a passenger motor vehicle, a motorcycle, or a commercial motor vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight.
This bill would
delete the above-described weight limit for commercial motor vehicles.
instead define a vehicle for purposes of the above-described provisions as a passenger motor vehicle, a motorcycle, or a commercial motor vehicle of less than 10,000 pounds unladen weight.

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