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AB-2269 • 2026

Vehicles: liens.

Vehicles: liens.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Macedo
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how inflation adjustments will be calculated.

Vehicles: Lien Sales

This law increases the threshold for vehicle lien sale procedures from $4,000 to $7,000 and requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) director to adjust this value every three years starting in January 2030.

What This Bill Does

  • Increases the current $4,000 threshold for specific vehicle lien sale procedures to $7,000.
  • Requires the Director of Motor Vehicles to review and update the value limit every three years starting in January 2030.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Vehicle lienholders who need to follow specific procedures for selling vehicles with liens.
  • The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) which will handle applications and updates the threshold values.

Terms To Know

lien
A legal claim on a property or asset by someone who is owed money, allowing them to take possession if the debt isn't paid.
threshold
The limit at which something begins to happen or be required.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how inflation adjustments will be calculated.
  • It is unclear what happens if the bill does not become law before January 1, 2030.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  2. 2026-03-09 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

  3. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  4. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2269, as introduced, Macedo.
Vehicles: liens.
Existing law provides one lien sale procedure for vehicles that have been determined to have a value that does not exceed $4,000 and a different lien sale procedure for vehicles that have been determined to have a value exceeding $4,000. Existing law requires a lienholder to apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the issuance of an authorization to conduct a lien sale, upon an application that is to be executed under penalty of perjury.
This bill would increase the above-described vehicle value threshold from $4,000 to $7,000. Commencing January 1, 2030, and triennially thereafter, the bill would require the Director of Motor Vehicles to adjust that value to reflect changes in inflation, as specified.

Current Bill Text

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