AB-2541 • 2026

Specialized license plates: The Lowrider.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Mark González
Last action: 2026-06-11
Official status: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
Effective date: Not listed

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Specialized license plates: The Lowrider.

AB 2541, as amended, Mark González.

What This Bill Does

AB 2541, as amended, Mark González.
Specialized license plates: The Lowrider.
Existing law establishes a specialized license plate program and requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specialized license plates, also referred to as environmental license plates, on behalf of a sponsoring state agency if the agency receives 7,500 applications for that plate within a 12-month period, among other requirements.
Existing law authorizes a person who is the registered owner or lessee of a vehicle to apply to the department for specialized license plates.

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Bill History

2026-06-11 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-06-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on 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 78. 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).
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-07 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-07 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-03-26 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2541, as amended, Mark González.
Specialized license plates: The Lowrider.
Existing law establishes a specialized license plate program and requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specialized license plates, also referred to as environmental license plates, on behalf of a sponsoring state agency if the agency receives 7,500 applications for that plate within a 12-month period, among other requirements. Existing law authorizes a person who is the registered owner or lessee of a vehicle to apply to the department for specialized license plates. Existing law imposes a fee, in addition to the regular registration fee, for the issuance, renewal, retention, transfer, and duplication of specialized license plates. Existing law requires that all revenue derived from these fees be deposited in the California Environmental License Plate Fund.
This bill would require the Arts Council to apply to the department to
sponsor “The Lowrider” specialized license plate, as specified. The bill would require the department, in consultation with the Arts Council, to design The Lowrider plate to reflect lowrider culture and heritage.
The bill would authorize the department and the Arts Council to consult with a nonprofit entity for plate design, stakeholder engagement, publicity, and community outreach, to accept and use donated artwork from California artists for these purposes, and to use funds from nonprofit or private sources to augment implementation.
The bill would require the department to work in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol to determine whether the design obscures the readability of the license plate. The bill would require the Arts Council to use the fees imposed for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of these specialized license plates, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
to fund projects that include, among others, supporting lowrider arts and cultural preservation efforts.
The bill would authorize a nonprofit entity to assist in the review and administration of these grants, as specified.

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